More choices mean a healthier market for buyers and sellers alike.While the median time to contract and sales has increased, this simply means buyers have more time to make the right choice, and sellers have more opportunities to find the perfect buyer.Embracing Challenges with OptimismSure, there are challenges.

This quitting W2 to survive on REI reminds me of the FIRE movement or Paleo diet.

We stopped in last 2021 to allow for a pause / stabilization and are now doing some build-to-rent.I feel this is, now, a harder market to get great cashflow, but we have seen good appreciation and good rent growth, so eventually more cashflow will come.Happy to meet up for a Diet Coke and chat. 

Yes you should easily shed a good portion of it but to shed all of it will be a lot harder and needs diet and exercise (not just one)This is evident also by the latest treasury bond sales - other countries are slowing down buying our debt which means rates (especially mortgage rates (will stay higher longer).

Substitute the bad snacks with healthier snacks.

Overtime more people will have property at these rates creating more of a norm around the 6-7% rate.Once normalized, we can return to a healthier market.

Market supply, while low, remains healthier than other markets in Massachusetts and relatively similar to 2023.

Not to say there isn't still success to be had in those markets, but I'm seeing healthier numbers in less "hot" (but still very viable) STR markets these days. 

Ramen and even cereal “diets” (how is that a thing?)

Part of this includes; Reference above, eat “beans and rice”, make your meals (healthier anyway) learn to not worry about what other think, even your friends when you don’t go out all the time.SACRIFICE for your goal.