It's because RW was the first in the SFR segment to modernize, and being in when they did, they really pioneered things, and got these marketing contracts at very early time that now are impossible to get.

Wanted to post a couple images of the space I'm dealing with.Once you descend the stairs from the external cellar door, you enter another (shabby wooden) door leading to the first segment of hallway.

Working with a broker you can mix a couple segments so you don't have all your eggs in one basket.

I recently posted a YouTube video that shows segments of my accountant and I's quarterly meeting.

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in June:-Single-family home sales were down 12.8 percent year-over-year, the 15th consecutive month of slowing sales volume, however there were signs of overall improvement to the local housing market;-Compared to pre-pandemic 2019, single-family home sales were up 3.9 percent and were up 2.3 percent versus the volume five years ago, in June 2018;-The luxury segment, consisting of homes priced from $1M and above, saw its first gains in months, climbing 5.9 percent year-over-year in June; -Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes rose from 28 to 45 days;-Total property sales fell 13.7 percent with 10,382 units sold;-Total dollar volume dropped 13.4 percent to $4.2 billion;-The single-family median price dropped 2.5 percent to $345,000;-The single-family average price fell 0.5 percent to $431,092; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 3.1-months supply, up from 1.9 months a year earlier – the biggest supply in three years;-Townhome/condominium sales experienced their 13th straight monthly decline, falling 17.5 percent, with the median price down 2.5 percent to $217,000 and the average price down 2.7 percent to $252,845;-Compared to pre-pandemic 2019, townhome and condominium sales were up 5.1 percent.

That buyer will do more due diligence and have more options then buyers in other segments.

Consequently, these properties are poor investments.All 480+ investment properties we have delivered are A Class or B+ Class and target a single, narrow tenant segment.

Small towns may rely too much on a single business or market segment.

Now that doesn't mean you don't factor it in, but I find the room rental model to be the easiest segment to fill.

Here is what I currently use:CRM (to store contacts, segment lists, send email blasts) - HubspotInvestor Portal - Appfolio IMProperty Management - Appfolio PMAsset Management - Appfolio PM/Spreadsheet TrackersUnderwriting deals - built my own model..best way to analyze syndicated deals is in a spreadsheet