I have had luck in the past with my realtor pulling the listing for a week or two, freshing up the listing and relisting at the same rate and getting it rented quickly.  2.5 weeks doesn't seem un-reasonable to me. 

I can break everything down from NOI, standard operating expenses, and cap rate to assisting with an exit strategy. 

A lot of this depends on your goals, but you can use a couple options. 

People wont leave their current homes til rates come down.

@Marisa VoelkelI think having properties in their own LLC is not necessary for the reasons that @Andrew Syrios and @Benjamin Aaker mentioned.It depends on your risk tolerance and ability to keep organized.

Depending upon your ultimate goal - you have options. 

The local building department wants the replacement stairs to have a 1-hr fire rating due to the proximity to the neighboring property.

Plenty of sponsors showed big returns, but then got floating rate, high leveraged debt and overpaid for properties.

It depends on the type of work, of course and what is included in the contract.

As we all know, real estate is slow to react, so, even if interest rates drop and the presidency goes in favor of a real estate centric President it will still take some time for the market to reverse its trend.