You can find higher ROI (on paper) here and probably in other cities…but the probability of actually collecting rent significantly decreases.

Do you see the concession amount increasing or decreasing soon? 

The maintenance/cap ex allocation decreased with the rehab.  

A 20+% rent decrease is massive relative to the rest of the country.  

We are however seeing rate stabilization and even some rate decreases announced for Q4'2025.

Bonus Depreciation is in its scheduled phase down which started in 2023, where the percentage you could take of the Bonus Depreciation decreased to 80%, and has been decreasing 20% ever since, currently at 40% in 2025.

There are TONS of opportunities to buy properties cheaper and rent them.Population growth past 10 years - depending on your source, you should see stagnant growth, a slight uptick or a slight decrease. 

If you look at the 10- and 5- year treasuries (that most lenders tie themselves to) it has just been a slow and steady decrease of the last year that I think we can continue to keep an eye on.However, there are so many factors that pay a role in that and a continual drop is not guaranteed.

See the graph below and notice how DOM increases in the winter months:Again, your idea of offering a commission/fee that decreases the longer the vacancy sounds logical, but in practice is impractical due to factors outside an agent's control.

The data suggests price decreases for the next year or so