But contractor discipline is something you can actually influence on the deal.Days on market dropping is helping, but it's not fixing the core issue: your deal window is shorter because you can't hold inventory as long.

Be sure to include these on your move in/out inspection/inventory forms.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧When they relist, sellers are hoping for one of two things:A new pool of buyers The perception that their home is “new inventory”But buyers today are data-aware.

Some Cleveland ZIPs look cheap on paper, but once you factor buyer demand and pricing ceilings, margins compress quickly.When I look at Cleveland, I’m comparing ZIP-level median price, cash flow potential, and overall deal score to see where pricing discipline actually holds up.Are you leaning more toward lower price-point flips with volume, or higher ARV with tighter inventory?

I had a short stint with EJ early in my career about 15 years ago and I still remember we were looking up municipal bond inventory with an old Dos system!

I've found an area I like with low property taxes, easy entry, and low rental inventory and it has a great one stop shop property manager that will do everything - purchase, light rehab, rent, maintenance, future sale but the long term numbers in the area aren't that exciting other than easy entry.Example of what I'm finding:Purchase price: $100KForced equity by getting it rent ready also adds 20%-30% to value with a few weeks of workTwo months average time on market to rent$1200 - $1400 monthlyCash flow $100 month after all expenses, PM, vacancies, CAP/EX etc.The trade off for easy entry is low rental increases and low appreciation Do these numbers look worthwhile assuming adding multiple properties per year?

Our average closed sales price is $293,203 with just 2.66 months of inventory — well below the national figure.

If you think we're going to feed you our inventory, I think very little of that happens. 

For example, a $500,000 home gaining 4% in value would increase by roughly $20,000 in just one year.Why this matters: Limited housing supply continues to support home values, even as the broader economy slows.What This Means for the Housing MarketSeveral forces are shaping the housing market right now:• The labor market is gradually cooling • Inflation remains a key driver of mortgage rates • Housing inventory remains limited • Long-term price forecasts remain positiveThat combination suggests a market that could move sideways in the short term but remain structurally supported over time.For buyers, the biggest question may not be “Will prices fall?”

Multifamily inventory is extremely low — just 80 properties on the market.