That's why I've shifted my copywriting services to agents so I can build more relationships and be around people that talk the talk and walk the walk.

"creative financing" which to me is an overused term, typically only occurs when a seller is desperate and needs to sell OR if the seller is trying to shift some tax burden. 

Ended up shifting my tenant focus from college students to a more wide audience.

@Jerald Alford,To make the @ work, do the following:Hold down the shift key and type @?

Also, a lot of times you can shift some or a portion of utilities to tenants going forward and that gets you into the 20% cash on cash range (if the landlord is currently paying part of the utilities or all in some cases).You are correct, downtown returns are definitely dropping due to the price increases. 

(There is usually a pretty big shift in dynamic between a realtor who is used to dealing with people who are buying houses to live in vs. properties for investment).4) What kind of response are you getting from the offers you have submitted thus far?

@Adrian Thompson My first BRRRR was in OKC, then I shifted over to Tulsa.

What specific signs should I watch for to analyze market cycle shifts better?

Only way to be completely off is by not sticking to the scope that was provided for the original ARV or a huge market shift in between.

I too would take the L and shift into preservation mode.