Is this the start of a gradual but sustained broader recession in the overall housing market?

We keep gradually improving it and when the low income person moved on (she bought a home) we re-rented at a slightly higher rent and still keep slowing improving it. 

If you can keep a tenant and avoid vacancy income loss while gradually pushing rent, you are likely to have the most optimal outcome. 

The plan is to do my own property management in the beginning, and gradually build my team as I scale up.

A fish thrown into boiling water will jump out immediately, a fish in water gradually heated up will ride out till the end.  

How about trying to set up a tenant in a rent to own agreement, it'd gradually get you out of the property.

Well you can improve the apartment and gradually adjust the rent up.

If they list high and then gradually reduce the price, they document "price reduction based on lack of demand".

However, my own personal interests and client pool has been gradually expanding toward including commercial real estate and I'm looking to continue growing.Looking forward to connecting with you,Wyatt 

Our plan is to increase rent by $50 per month, per side for 2022, and then gradually increase it by 5% until we reach $875 a side.We would be able to max to $950 by adding central air Lessons learned?