Then I find active facebook pages for rentals & sublets in that area and start scrolling through to see what kind of inventory I'm finding there and what prices I'm seeing for rent by the room and for whole units to make sure I'm estimating the approx amount per room correctly for the area regardless of if I'm doing a rent by room or rent the whole thing at once strategy.

Market in a MinuteEast Tennessee home sales declined 18.9% from the previous month, and decreased 9% from a year ago.The median sale price was $375,000 — up 7.58% from the previous year.Total housing inventory increased from the previous year – up 41% from a year ago.

And as you know Cole, most inventory out there is various forms of dumps, that's just the truth.

It contains more detailed information on investing insights, analytics, and, particularly, investing in Las Vegas.Before proceeding, note that the charts only include properties that fit the following criteria unless stated otherwise.Type: Single-familyConfiguration: 1,000 SF to 3,000 SF, 2+ bedrooms, 2+ baths, 2+ garages, minimum lot size is 3,000 SF, one or two stories.Price range: $320,000 to $475,000Location: All zip codes marked in green below have one or more of our client’s investment properties (click to enlarge).Overall Las Vegas Real Estate Market InventoryThe chart below, provided by the MLS, includes all property types and price ranges.The inventory level continued its downward trajectory, significantly lower YoY.Rental Market TrendsThe charts below are only relevant to the property profile that we target.Rentals - Median $/SF by Month$/SF remained unchanged from March, now at the highest level in the last 13 months.

A lot of inventory seems to have been priced for and bought with the expectation of perfection. 

I'm located just north of Austin, and our mega builders are offering some incredible incentives right now to move inventory.

In the ten-year period beginning with Q2 2014, the Downtown submarket has experienced the greatest introduction of new inventory, 3.3 million square feet, amounting to 20.5% of all new competitive stock added to the market.Asking and Effective RentDuring May, the metro's asking rent remained unchanged at $42.24.

I do think they did a good job, but I did find out that at the time, Austin was overrun with 1,000's of unlicensed str's which drastically added to the available str inventory.

We were doing ok yr 1 but now insurance and taxes have both gone up and bookings are down and I'm looking at selling but inventory is high also... any suggestions? 

In other works I will negotiate the deals not listing agent and I will pay the Buyers agent a premium  probably 3 to 6%  I have had very good luck over the years moving harder to sell inventory when i boost the buying agents commish.