Do you have other ways to decrease your expenses or increase your income aside from real estate? 

It took quite a good time (~6months) even with a property manager but finally found the renter after rent decrease by 200$.

., but there’s some good news for renters: local rents have dropped to a 3-year low, with decreases of up to $200.

However, inventory levels have decreased, with 1,191 homes for sale in December 2024, a 4.3% decline from the previous month, suggesting a tightening market.

Based on that, do you anticipate increasing or decreasing your investments?

Owner occupied united increased by 8.4%"Still, although the overall share of households that rented decreased, the number of rented units increased by over a million units (43.3 million to 44.6 million)."

Do the schools have increasing or decreasing student enrollment?

Top 3 reasons owners hire PMCs:1) No time to manage correctly2) No time to learn how to manage correcly: laws, documents, processes, etc.3) They're too nice and need someone to "save them from themselves"A good PMC can usually earn their fees by better managing the property/tenant than the owner, thereby:1) Increasing owners net profit2) Decreasing owner's time commitment, stress, headaches, etc.No matter what though, you should always plan to commit a couple of hours a month to manage your PMC.

That's a significant discount --- I wonder if they are seeing a decrease in homes posted.

Limited Housing InventoryThe number of homes for sale in Buffalo is significantly below pre-pandemic levels, with a reported 46.1% decrease compared to 2018–2019 averages.