It's a pretty tough nut to crack... overhead is a killer, hours are by far worse than real estate investing - even if only 8 hours a day; you have to deal with (potentially) the public, your own labor (employees), potentially inventory, etc, etc.  

In Portland, they have an inventory of the URM buildings available. 

The inventory isn't that great right now.

You need to split the business from the real estate when underwriting. if you subtract inventory, goodwill, and increase a manager salary to market, your rental return looks a lot better.

Currently Dallas is a very hot market because we have low inventory and properties are being bid up with many being single digit days on market.

I’m noticing a slight jump in inventory in the last month or so in certain parts of town and am curious if others think that’s an anomaly or if we’re at the beginning of something bigger in terms of more buying opportunities/a shift to a more buyer friendly market.

The area we live in is a HOT market with low, to no, inventory.

I will warn you that MF inventory around ASU is really, really, really limited.

The residential inventory is very dry atm.

My gut tells me while inventory is low, prices will continue to rise.