I faced numerous hurdles and stressful moments, but I persevered and built a successful approach.To tackle this challenge, I recommend starting early by building relationships and seeking investors.

When this happens, inflation-adjusted rents tend to decrease.

(Assuming quality of service doesn’t decrease.)No matter how you look at it, that is a ton of money.

As Sean above alluded to- never pay a seller for your future hard work, risk and stress. 

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)."

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.

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

You don’t want the stress —- so don’t do it.

Find a valuable agent to list them, or work with @Dave Foster to 1031 properties, and you'll be less stressed. 

We keep making those lists for the biggest rent decreases, highest vacancy, etc.