It’s more of a “butts moving seats” kind of market.That being said, I see a trend of companies needing smaller space and being more price conscious.

My wife and I have been looking for SFH for over a year now and have passed up a few simply because we’re inexperienced in estimating remodels.I have made a conscious decision to get better at this, but wanted to know if contractors ever join potential buyers on a walkthrough of the property?

Also, being conscious of the fact that you're going to be absolutely terrible the first few times you chat with a seller/prospect/anyone in RE and that they're never going to remember you anyways will help you realize that it's really not a big deal to talk to folks. 

As a landlord, I am committed to improving my rental property while also being environmentally conscious.

They will never be as financially conscious as I would be, but then hopefully they are savvy about the work that needs to be truly done!

Be conscious: If you sell your property, that's a gnarly capital gains tax.

Yes I'm aware that I need to be conscious of the relevance of some of the info I may find here being mainly US content and members and I'll watch for that - thanks.

After reading Avery Carl's excellent STR book, it sounds like it is with a good bit of automation, but I always try to be conscious of when I'm home from work, be present with my family.- Outside of non-normal circumstances, what is the average amount of time estimated per week managing an STR (30 minutes according to the book, is that realistic)?

Also, the more and's you insist on having, the harder it will be for you to find deals that meet your conservative criteria (but the safer those fewer deals will be) ... at some point you won't buy anything, so there is a balance that needs to happen there which is fine so long as it is a conscious act of compromises.

Go ahead and hike your rents now, so you have time to have people leave who are cost conscious and get new customers in.