It is a mind shift from I "need" to spend money on this brand new car, or I "need" to go out to eat because I "Deserve it" and I work hard.

Shifting you financial model towards cash flow will usually result  in lower returns of #2 and #3.

I have noticed for some University towns the market has shifted.

When someone's story suddenly shifts to "freedom" and includes second homes, quitting jobs, fancy cars, expensive vacations, toys like boats and other luxuries and the next line is that you can have this too..., that is when I know they are full of ...t.  

Brandon and others did a fine job in presenting materials in an easily understood manner.Since there has been a little critiquing, I noticed a few things, I'll mention one and that was shifting maintenance costs in a lease to a tenant.

I believe most societies have a similar resource otherwise city planning/engineering agencies may provide it- as long as you are not conspiring to do anything illegal.

However, I do not think there will be any radical shift in the offerings that become available in the near term from this.

Despite having dropped 15-20% already, I think prices need to drop another 15-20% before buying again makes sense (absent other systemic shifts).How Long Will This Take:  See above about the light switch.  

The owner does not put in any shifts at the store, just oversees a hired manager.What kind of calculations would you do to come up with a value or asking price for this type of property?

More people are shifting towards STR during peak, and MTR otherwise.