You just keep the machine running and ride through it. 

There was a hail storm this spring and evidently that has kept them so busy that even highly rated (expensive) contractors wont even call me back.  

I see a lot of younger people on here who are doing great now but are relying on riding the boom and will be wiped out in the next downturn. 

New guy here hailing from a small town 40 minutes west of Houston,TX.

My advice is to adapt and overcome meaning go where the money is and ride it out. 

I'm probably a little higher on the equity side than most, but I figure if I have good equity, my debt service is probably relatively low compared to rental rates and will also help ride out the soft patches. 

That is the roller coaster ride of real estate.

LOL.. figured with my Tesla I have no gas.. and I get bored sometimes so I though maybe I give folks a ride around and socialize a little. .. but then when I read the fine print that I had to accept dogs.. that was a no go in Oregon they would be wet and smelly and muddy.. so my lyft career never lyfted off LOL.. on a side note.. one gig I like that is real estate related for those looking for extra money is that of a transaction coordinator realtors really rely on those folks and you don't have to drive anywhere  computer great scanner and some skills.. my wife pays her 400.00 a file.. and she closed over 30 files last year.. so that's just one realtor and her coordinator has many realtors I bet she makes well over 100k a year from her home.. ( now she is very good I want to emphasize that ) 

It seems like I don't have any other option than to ride it out for ten more days.  

Many of them think they know what they're doing but they're really just riding the wave of a very Landlord-friendly market.