After buying and selling more than 1,000 properties for my own inventory, my preference goes in this order: 1. buy existing property 2. buy new properties built by others, 3. build myself.

-Single-family home months of inventory expanded to a 5.2-months supply, up from 4.4 months last October.

Hey Bee — I get where your frustration’s coming from, but it sounds like there’s a bit of confusion about that 3% sale coordination clause.If your client’s property management (PM) company has a standing management agreement that includes that fee, then it’s not “sneaky” or “hostage-like” — it’s a contractual right that your client agreed to when signing with them.

Inventory reached 1.55 million homes, matching a five-year high — though still below pre-COVID levels.📊 Bottom line: These closings reflect buyers shopping back in July and August, before rates began to dip.

Between higher rehab costs and tighter inventories, I’ve seen a noticeable uptick in small-scale new builds replacing flips.

You can have non-urgent items shipped there and coordinate pickup with your cleaner or a local runner.Smart supply automation toolsThere are companies like Properly or Turno that help cleaners track and report low supplies after each turnover.

.• In the “fast” markets, strong demand and tight inventory are fueling appreciation. 

New Jersey has gotten a lot tougher for investors, prices have stayed high because inventory is still tight.

-Inflation: Creeping toward 3%, with risks from inventory exhaustion, tariffs, rising food/energy costs (e.g., AI infrastructure demands), partially offset by declining oil/natural gas prices.

As a property manager here in Austin Texas I felt and had a pretty strong opinion that the rent prices were plummeting and inventory had stacked up in a way that was setting us up for failure going into the new Year spring and summer for 2026.