I hope to connect with people doing similar things and build out a team to continue to grow my portfolio!

I noticed that for Packwood it seems like it is the case and people start to sell.My concern about appreciation is if the investment return of STR cannot continue to go up, then the appreciation will stall as well

Welcome to BP Artiom,These forums are a great place to learn and meet people, whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned investor.

Attend meetups and meet as many people in RE as you can.

I'm witnessing my neighbor go through hell and paying for squatters living in their house and losing money instead of making for 7 months while trying to get these people evicted.

Most good people who are looking now, will be wanting to move in July 1. 

As things become less and less affordable we are actively seeing more people push to an hour away from a city, even into rural areas, as long as the internet speed is strong enough. 

People's way of doing business changed. 

The seller is also very elderly and may pass soon (he’s rather accepting of this fact).

haha , the answer is different, same question being asked in twitter or biggerpockets.BP army seriously needs to invade Twitter-land to convince people that residential real estate in Ohio is worth more than gold silver ;-) all these genZ just wanna do crypto