Historically we know that with in six months of a for sale sign going up in a neighborhood two other houses tend to hit the market as well within a drive pattern of the first house.

“changing your thought pattern “.

But there's been a HUGE shift in the past few month with a continuous pattern of increasing challenges.

Also, the normal summer patterns are disrupted anyway- people wanting to get settled somewhere before school starts- well, what does that even look like this year? 

But, since I've been in a holding pattern waiting on the Florida builds, I haven't seen a clear path forward to purchase another house while waiting for the builds to finish.That really doesn't answer the question of why you decided that your "plan" was to buy one property per year. 

You noticed a pattern in the fraudulent tenant applications and you moved on from a PM who wasn't paying enough attention to notice that themselvesTruly a masterclass in landlording 101, thank you so much for sharing this with everyone!

What's really interesting is to see some of them being redeveloped into housing for seniors.Also shopping patterns have changed with work flexibility, so many of these malls don't need as big of parking lots that they once did when people could only shop after work or on weekends. 

But if this is a pattern, it’s time to reconsider.

You can have the best caller with the best pattern interrupt who is highly skilled but if they are calling a list that has been beaten to death by every call center and all the other investors out there, it won’t matter.

However, the best way to get a feel for rental rates compared to values is to review/underwrite properties in the area - only after reviewing/underwriting many will you begin to see a pattern.