I was just curious if this is a trend that people are seeing.  

To my surprise, I recently received a call from an owner of a home in the hottest segment of a competitive seller's market in an area I am actively buying rental properties.  

Every Business and owner will have diffrent priorities in what they track.But in the Book Traction (a practical AMAZING business building book) It talks about Creating a Company Scorecard to "Track your numbers" and review on a weekly basis to catch the trends in your business and begin growth.To my Successful Entreprenuer buds, What do you guys track?

Key, review the stats of any govt bid site, you will see trends in how often they lower prices and what their acceptable offer is presumed to be.  

The trend is not likely to slow until rents become prohibitively high.Urban Property Is GoodSome cities will need to increase commercial and lifestyle components to boost their attractiveness to new urban dwellers.

His latest commercial real estate cycle analysis is here: http://www.irem.org/File%20Library/Events/IFLC/IFL...I am worried about overbuilding in Class A apartments and about the long-term prospects of big box retail, office and industrial properties with current employment and technology trends.

Spend money on a local mentor who knows local laws, customs, trends, etc. and certainly someone who can teach you about marketing, contracts, contract law, title, etc.  

Hello all,Would any members in and Denver be interested in a friendly meetup some time between November 2nd and the 7th to network and discuss local news, trends, and opportunities, etc?

If you could break it into four zones(one for each apartment,) you might do even better- sometimes when you only have one or two zones(for four apartments,) the hottest apartment may crack a window to regulate heat, and that is money down the drain.

Brandon, I agree, RI and Providence in particular are grossly mismanaged but it seems the Providence landlord association has made some progress recently and hope to continue that trend.