We still have big growth projections in the coming years due to job growth.

Anything closer in will see even greater price growth.  

I do believe I can be more successful, at least coming from the perspective of the last 8 years of growth. 

A true win-win here.If you’ve been thinking about:building a web site for your STRresearching some automation tools like channel managersresearching some new markets or propertiesresearching some new tech to make your house a "smart home"renovating or redecorating your houseor anything else under the sun.........These tasks are easily outsourced inexpensively to others, and there’s never been a better time for this in your lifetime (or your parents’ lifetime, or your grandparents’ lifetime, or your great-grandparents’ lifetime…)Might as well help someone else feed their family while moving your business forward...

I’d would say look at a bigger town that shows population growth.    

It does not pay to hire unqualified people to do tasks for you.

Hey David,Great questions.I believe agents will need to be more resourceful, have better systems in place for streamlining the entire process and will need to be able to handle most tasks remotely - i.e. consultations, virtual tours, e-signatures.Its really not too different from where things were headed pre-COVID.In my opinion, agents will still be a vital part of the process for both buyers and sellers.

However population and job growth are both high and will likely continue.Meanwhile, there is a smaller town a couple hours away of about 20k people with much better cashflow.

We have grown our portfolio to 30 units we own entirely and an additional 14 units we have with additional partners.About a year ago we began to grow concerned that the rent appreciation that we were seeing was growing much faster than the income growth for most of our tenets in this asset class.

Once you are doing well enough you can invest some profits in real estate for growing and sustaining long term growth.