My family sees no end in sight to this trend and it has destroyed all of the cash flow they once received.

The NationsWhy It's Hot: This area has undergone rapid gentrification over the past decade, and the trend isn’t slowing.

(Noticed I didn't include architects in that list - from my experience most architects are great at building design but shouldn't try to do land planning.)If you have never done any development like this before than it would make sense to partner with someone who has (or flip it entirely) once you have a site plan of the property's potential.

Real estate is all about due diligenge, knowing values, knowing repair costs, knowing market trends and current market conditions. 

Also, connecting with local agents or property managers who know the vacation rental market there can give you insights on occupancy trends and what types of properties are in demand.

Is this a common trend? 

You're correct to say that industry is high inefficient, that's because it was designed that way.

Short sales by design are listed on MLS (always and always are arms length) and not below value, or the lender would more than likely decline any short sale offer.

The median sale price increased month over month breaking the trend of decreasing median sale price the past two months.The rental market continued to moderate in Q3 2024 thanks in part to the increase in units being built. 1,815 units were completed in the year ending with Q3 2024 with 1,447 expected to be completed in the next four quarters.These new units brought online in the past year increased the overall inventory by 3.4%, however by Q3 2025 we anticipate demand to outpace supply by over 550 units.With this increase in units over the past year we have seen the occupancy rate moderate at 95.8%, down from the high of 98.9% in 2022.

Not sure.If not, then I don't believe bitcoin or crypto moves outside of some niche 'damn them all' anarchic kind of bent.Lightning network is a technology that is designed to solve the fees problem, but it's probably still a ways away from being used.