This won’t help you build credit though so I’d also be working on cleaning that up and building credit again (happy to share insights and ideas on that if you’d like).

Try to keep your nose clean this time.  

Prioritize reliability over rates — pick lenders who close on time, not just quote low.Pad your timelines — plan 45–60 days for financed closings, and keep a private or bridge backup ready.Structure dual offers — one clean cash option for speed, one financed offer with conservative numbers; pivot to creative terms if needed.Start funding early — build lender and private-money conversations before the deal, not after.Stay ready and disciplined — keep docs prepped, underwrite at current rates, and stick to your buy box to avoid chasing marginal deals.Audit your bottleneck — figure out what’s slowing you down most: capital, timelines, or deal conditions—and solve that first.

I am looking to start a cleaning business in the Milwaukee, WI area.

In tight markets, I lead with two offers on every deal (clean cash vs financed/terms), keep lenders updated weekly to protect relationships, and only close when the numbers work with a contingency baked in.

. 🔑 Turnover Costs: Cleaning, painting, rekeying, yard refresh, and lost rent between tenants.

When you start stacking projects, I like a hybrid: separate, deal-specific loans for each property to keep books clean and exits flexible, plus a revolving line of credit as your shock absorber for earnest money, draws, and surprises.

But at the same time, being “on call” or chasing trades can be a headache.What if I were to create a service that ONLY handled landlord tasks — not rent collection, not tenant screening, not managing the whole property — just the annoying one-off things like:Coordinating with a plumber/electrician when something breaks.Doing move-in/move-out inspections with photos/video to document condition.Overseeing a turnover (cleaning, patch/paint, locks).Handling those random city compliance to-dos (smoke detectors, inspections).Basically: you keep control of your property and tenants, but you can call someone local to be your “boots on the ground” when you don’t want to drive across town or deal with contractors.My questions for you:If something like this existed in your city/town, would you use it?

At the end of their time, you will have to do a deep clean, unlike after your STR guests.

Where I have seen the biggest wins is liability and clean operations.