But day trading is a job at best and a nightmare at worst. 

Many employers are seeing now as a great time to opportunistically buy or lease, usually downsizing, into new office spaces in the district during this period where there are still depressed prices, even on some Class A office spaces.The Resurgence of the Office Market in D.C.The resurgence of employers returning to the city with the pandemic fears now in the rearview mirror is apparent with Q4 of 2024 being the first quarter of positive leasing absorption for office space in the District over the last 10 quarters (Source) Another example is Boston Properties Group (NYSE: BXP), the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of Class A Office space in the United States, is building a 320,000 square foot new trophy office in Downtown DC, with 5 floors already pre-leased to the global law firm McDermott Will & Emery as well as the Rockefeller Group developing a 422,000 square foot office building slated for delivery in 2026 at 600 Fifth St.NW, which is similarly 50% pre-leased (Source).

Properties with low cap rates (5.3%) often trade because investors prioritize appreciation over immediate cash flow.

They’d rather just trade toys on the sly and call it a day.3.

For those more entrenched in the Denver development market than I am, is this a fair trade for the city and for the developers?

I was getting ready for a second round and a family emergency came up.

Best case, you learn a lot, survive financially and trade up.

I just think there is a trade off that people need to consider, and their credibility shouldn't automatically be questioned if they choose privacy.

The owners who switch to a PM come to me for the same reasons Drew said above.It is not rocket science, most folks hit a point where they no longer want to trade their time for money. 

However, if there is not an emergency or immediate need, then we will do our research on quotes or take our time figuring out how we would do it ourselves and make the time to do it.