As the market moves back towards the middle, I doubt their stockholders will be too excited about them sitting on housing inventory, especially if they think the pendulum is starting to swing the other way. 

Remember that they work for you and not the other way around.  2) There just isn't much inventory right now which has driven up competition. 

I want to branch out of Missouri to improve my odds of finding a property that meets my criteria and increase my inventory pool.

HI John,When you mean you'd have to pay 1.5-2.0X of what you buy existing inventory for, how much you buying existing apartment inventory for currently in terms of $$ per sqft in your area?

Low inventory and high competition.

This home is in a market where the rental housing inventory is non-existent and a waiting list on open units.

Considering the problems at Tesla now (hidden inventory found, mass cancellations of Model 3 orders, constant turnover on the board, etc) I doubt Musk will be pulling anything off.

@Julie MarquezIn NYC, a large inventory of rental apartments are listed through a real estate agent.A person looking to move has more options of places to rent if he uses a real estate agent. 

I financed a ton of their inventory in the day for their students. 

I found working through small local banks that are holding properties that they have foreclosed (shadow inventory) on is another strategy.