I'm an agent and investor/developer in Los Angeles so I really understand this pretty well!

According to data from Apartment List, shared by The Cromford Report on January 12, 2026, median rents have plummeted 14.1% since July 2022, while their vacancy index climbed past 8% by the end of 2025.As build-to-rent SFH communities and giant multifamily developments flood our Valley with new inventory and aggressive tenant incentives, I'm recommending a cautious approach to evaluating demand for what traditionally have been our Sonoran Cash Cows. 

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Just use quickbooks and learn how to develop a Chart of Accounts.

I am the Business Development Manager for Property Management. 

Did a lot of research and actually developed a couple web scrapers with the goal of finding under-valued military properties.Never amounted to much as we don't have teams or a presence near any bases.

If street parking is allowed that might help.I spent my career evaluating zoning and building code restrictions.Check with the zoning department or it might be under a Community Development umbrella.

Not to mention if you as developer have to over size your infrastructure for future development or do other off site improvements..

--Opening federal lands for housing development.

The macroeconomics are on fire with a ton of population and job growth, plus massive developments from Intel, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Honda, Microsoft, LG, and more.