We have seen this same slow down in september and october for the past 3 years in okc metro on our portfolio. 

Which suburb in Metro Detroit was this?

@Andrew Foster some decent advice here, but also some feedback from those who really don't have enough info to support their perspective.Many DIY investors price repairs on materials only and forget about labor as they do their own work.We're a PMC in Metro Detroit, but here's how our process would work:1) MoveOut Video & Pics used to create Scope Of Work (SOW)2) SOW broken down into Priority Categories:- Health & Safety- Government Required (municipality/S8 inspection requirements)- Property Preservation- Marketing Impact / Tenant Retention- Miscellaneous3) Bids obtained if we feel work will exceed Owner Approval Threshold4) Bid sent & discussed with owner to, "redline to their budget"5) Work begins once owner approves & funds6) Completion video/pics providedOf course, while this is going on our Marketing Dept would be doing a rental analysis & ad, and discussing with owner.

Pick a desirable neighborhood that produces quality tenants.Just to drive the point home, here is what I am personally doing: over the last 7 or 8  years we have gone from investing in basically half of Milwaukee (1.6 million metro area) to only investing in a 20 min zone around where we live.

A few lessons from buying more than 10,000 homes:What works well• Focus on submarkets, not just metros.

Anyone in the denver metro rent out to section 8 voucher tenants?

For markets, secondary cities can offer strong opportunities if you can identify areas with population growth, solid rent demand, and limited new supply sometimes these outperform the bigger Sun Belt metros in ROI.  

For Oklahoma Metro landlords — does the winter slowdown really justify lowering rent estimates right now?

You can still find properties in the $120–180K range that cash flow and hit the 1% rule, which is becoming harder to find in many metros.

Good luck - ---------------------------------------The Orlando-area new home market is showing clear signs of builder pressure due to a 32% year-over-year increase in single-family home inventory statewide as of August 2025, with excess supply particularly acute in Central Florida metros like Orlando.