What most people find helpful is narrowing the buy box by neighborhood since conditions shift quickly block to block, and keeping an eye on seller distress, days on market, and rental demand to spot deals with real upside.

It’s crucial to approach this request with care, taking into account both legal and personal factors.Review the Current Lease Agreement: Start by examining the existing lease to understand the implications of such a change.Contact the Other Party: Inform the tenant that you will need to reach out to the other party for their consent or to discuss the situation.Assess Tenant Qualifications: I strongly recommend revisiting your current screening process to ensure that the tenant wishing to remain meets your criteria and income requirements.This approach allows for a thoughtful response while upholding the legal rights and obligations of all parties involved.

And we should all  (again those of us who are involved and or interested in investing in "the hood") should look at investing from a more holistic approach.

My goal is to transition away from active landlording toward more passive income streams.I'm eyeing building (or possibly buying and expanding) a small mobile home park from scratch—thinking 4-10 pads—where I can live in one unit (or on-site) and rent out the rest for lot rent only.

Sometimes one extra set of eyes is all it takes to turn something intimidating into something manageable.

I'm here in Charles Town and always keeping my eye out for properties.

Probably worth having an attorney involved 

I’m also seeing strong EMD financing demand from wholesalers, who benefit from not putting their own money down to secure the deal.We’ll see what the rest of the year brings, but I’m keeping my eyes open to see which trends end up defining 2025 and setting the stage for 2026.Which markets or asset classes are you seeing the strongest demand in right now?

I asked my accountant and they recommended doing a "Drop and Swap 1031 exchange" but they also informed me that they have never been involved in one. 

I am involved with the business side, as an investor focused agent based out of New Hampshire.