for example, you have the lehigh valley in PA just a couple hours away from you.i'll also say this. 

At the beginning of 2023, we see rates in the mid 3% range, reflecting in development starts slowing in 2023 and 2024 resulting in much lower net deliveries in 2025 and onward as rates continue to remain elevated and bank financing requirements remain tight.As you can see, this has put downward pressure on Vacancy rates, since the lower supply of oncoming units coupled with a continued expected population growth in the D.C.

Within a couple of days, our neighbor said that they smelled weed from the backyard.

If this is consistent and/or the first couple months with them, highly recommend switching PMs.

I got bit a couple years ago and went from a 6% rate to almost 10% rate.

@Mary Peale - Hi Mary, I have a couple ideas that come to mind.

I got a very lucrative multi-day booking this fall, and then tried to cancel just a couple of weeks later claiming I want except her service dog which wasn't true.

However now that it's been a couple years and Avantstay is running these like a well-oiled machine, I probably will continue with them as a PM company when my master lease is up. 

Apparantly that didn't work out for them either as they sold all their properties a couple of months later.

I really appreciate the advice on attending a local investor group meet up.