Hi Michele,Maxing out your Roth IRA before investing in real estate can be a wise decision, as it allows you to take advantage of the tax-free growth and withdrawals in retirement, providing a solid foundation for your future.

It's happening now after some slow downs (we all experienced) with first covid, then interest rates and inflation. 

Most owners of short-term rentals on the islands and the nearby areas have been dealing with the triple whammy of a slowing economy effecting rental revenue this year, higher insurances and higher property taxes.

interest rates rose and peaked they are slowly retreating.I think the impact right this minute is buyers still not moving forward right now as they feel rates will drop in the next 6 to 9 mnths so they are going to wait to purchase then.. so in my mind its going to still be a little slow for a while.

After that, there’s a shoulder season with plenty of weekend bookings, but once winter hits, things slow down a lot.

If not, it very well might be worth selling.If you want to hold, obviously the big thing you can do is lower the price which we try to do regardless of how we feel about it on a semi-fixed schedule (we'll slow down lower prices if we're getting lots of showings for example).

There might be a product you can treat the line with to help slow the process down. 

And while that feels slow and clunky, it's also a very good way for you to get familiar with your specific market and getting that in depth understanding has a lot of benefits to it.

Slow and steady still wins the race.

I love these cars I get in a cash vehicle and they are so slow :)