I have 2 higher end rental listings in DC right now and in those neighborhoods there's a huge rental supply so I've been assuming that renters just have a ton of choice and we need to lower the price or up the value proposition to get more interest.

You can't really stop the development unless you get popular support on your side from the neighborhood.  

I recommend checking them out.I think if you're managing hundreds of properties that AppFolio is a good choice.

Metal certainly is a great choice for a new roof.

I didn’t spend a dime of my own money on it.As our portfolio grew and my management portfolio grew, it made my choice to leave my 9-5 an easy one given the growth.

Hiring an attorney can be both the safe choice and the profitable one - whether it's closing costs or taxes, we almost always end up saving our clients more money than it cost them to hire us in the first place.

It gave me the idea of looking into short term rentals here in DC since it is such a popular tourist destination as well as travel destination for business and government people.

As a newbie I've saved up 40 to 50 grand and now I have a choice to make.

Surely, some buyers question their choices throughout a purchase as a checks and balances thought process. 

But I think @Bob B. is right about having a conversation and letting her make the choice to move on before it impacts her future.