Further, the area appreciated in the high single digits the last two years and is on-trend to do the same for 2025 and 2026. 

The concerns from sellers (and their agents) primarily stem from two places:The Appraisal "Stickiness": As you mentioned, the FHA appraisal is stricter on property condition (peeling paint, safety issues, etc.) and it's assigned to the property for 6 months.

There's plenty of free deal analysis tools, and some advanced digital tools at a low cost.AI becomes more helpful in this area drafting multiple scenarios to maximize profit, minimize risk, and suggest the best risk/reward strategies.Taking it to the next level, AI takes local and macro market trends to expand on the financial modeling.For multifamily & commercial, there's a lot more that AI can do to model predictions and performance that investors would pay a premium for.

The single digit percentage optimization is not worth balancing on razors edge all the time.

Sometimes I fear for their safety =DIt turns out that what I really wanted wasn't to be a land developer... at least not yet.

It wasn’t the kind of deal most investors would touch, but I saw the potential to turn it into a certified sober living home.Over about two years, we renovated the property from top to bottom with safety upgrades, new layouts, and durable finishes designed for shared living.

Nevertheless, we do have several sources that provide a good inflation measure:-Adobe Digital Price Index - tracks inflation specifically in the digital economy by analyzing online transaction data from Adobe Analytics.

Fellow landlords — how do you balance speed and safety when screening tenants?

I am sure something like this exsists in NYS and no - you don't want to make ANY modifications to a court tested lease.We have case law in Wisconsin where landlords had to pay 6 digit numbers because their lease included what Wi law defines as 10 deadly sins - and they are not super straight forward, so even attorneys' leases got caught. 

There is expectation, assumption and perception they are pro's, actively managing things, much experience in it, and while a specific syndicated deal may not be diversified a person get's a sense of diversification safety because the GP is diversified across multiple syndicated deals.