Even if they are in the same area, your team still has to go across town from property to property to clean them, often on the same peak days of the week.

A clean offer with an escalation clause (e.g., "$2,000 over the highest verified offer up to a cap of $X") is pretty much standard.

Early focus should be clean ops and risk control: strong lease, proper disclosures, solid insurance plus an umbrella, and fixing safety issues fast.

In a market where affordability is increasingly strained, it’s one of the few win-win setups: residents get a clean, stable place to live at a reasonable rate, and owners achieve strong cash flow and faster equity growth.The biggest differentiator between success and stress in this model is management.

Regular inspections and scheduled maintenance (like cleaning gutters, checking smoke detectors, and servicing HVAC) protect your investment.Treating it like a hobby, not a businessTrack income, expenses, and receipts properly.

But got the same lines from her . 

Consistent execution plus clean reporting is what earns better money.

When it comes to structuring a deal, most developers focus on the capital gap — but lenders focus on readiness.Over the last few years, I’ve noticed that deals move faster (and get better terms) when the borrower has a clean due diligence stack ready before approaching mezzanine or bridge lenders.Here’s a quick checklist we use internally before structuring mezzanine capital between $1M–$100M+ :✅ Updated project financials✅ Detailed pro forma with realistic DSCR assumptions✅ Rent roll or trailing 12-month P&L✅ Capital stack breakdown showing senior + subordinate layers✅ Clear exit or refinance planHaving these ready builds lender confidence and speeds up funding timelines.💡 Curious — for those of you who’ve raised mezzanine or bridge capital recently:What’s one document or metric lenders focused on the most during your due diligence?

., not being able to negotiate the buy properly, manage contractors, or even sell at the right price point, etc.).Highly considering retiring from my 9-5 down the line, I just need 5 solid deals per year to make the move, like your book says!

They also alert me of suspicious people/vehicles or if the power went out.In some cases, I offer to do minor repairs to their house, or at a minimum have my maintenance guy clean their yard or cut their grass for free.