You have to rank #1 for these effects to manifest themselves.So now you have your lists of advantages and dissadvantages.Based on this list you pick one by giving each advantage and dissadvantage a score, based on what is most important to you.Google "weighted decision matrix".

I still handle minor repair calls but contract larger jobs as my stiffness increasingly manifests itself and I need the deductions. 

Manifest where you want to be and set your goals.  

Economic trends take long times to manifest, you can see where this is going.The supply chain of heavy machinery components is long. 6-12 months. 

Cater to your target market and those leads should start manifesting.

I personally approach it both ways, go off-market to the network first, and if it doesn't manifest before you get to the market, you aren't losing time.

The pandemic has created a sea change that has not fully manifested itself.  

Every place you invest will have similar issues that manifest in different forms.

At the same time keep your eyes out for that 2-4 unit locally, you might just manifest yourself into finding one.

I’m happy to elaborate for anyone who actually cares, as I think it is a point of frustration for newer investors in this current market and can manifest itself in other ways, sometimes in ways they may find to be embarrassing in the future when they reread their old BP posts.