Ken, if you have had no applications after several months, that is a strong indication the issue is likely pricing, marketing or both.

I asked her if she felt if my son’s price was shopped and she indicated almost for sure.  

The best indicator for success is past performance you experience yourself.

Single-family housing is still a useful indicator of overall market dynamics.Fargo has an estimated population of 136,000, growing at roughly 1.5–1.6% annually over the past decade.

Have you ever seen a price tag on a piece of jewelry anywhere or on anything at Marshall's that does not indicate some 50% "savings"?

He called the next day and indicated the litigation was not over a minor issue but involved a fatality.  

And Facebook indicated that they have read my messages.

JP Morgan strategists indicated they no longer expect any rate cuts in 2026 and now anticipate the next policy move could be a rate hike in 2027.

The customer does not want any surprises.4) Write a Proposal/Estimate and have customer sign indicating acceptance. 

To make that more concrete, I built what I think of as a balanced lens — not optimized for max cash flow or pure appreciation, but something that tolerates tradeoffs and avoids extremes.The core idea was to compare cities relative to one another, rather than arguing whether a single metric is “good” or “bad” in absolute terms.The dimensions I ended up looking at included things like:Home prices relative to national normsRent affordability (rent vs. income)Employment diversityLiquidity indicators (days on market, inventory)Structural friction (e.g., landlord-friendly vs. tenant-friendly states)Everything is scored relative to the set of cities being compared, then stack-ranked.