If you’ve made the jump from property #1 to property #2 without outside help or trust funds, please drop your wisdom.I’m out here grinding, managing tenants, fixing whatever they break, saving every scrap I can… but the numbers still feel like they’re mocking me.How did you scale from one property to two?

.: i am interested in entering in the short term rental market in Nashville i am wanting to put a down payment down on a unit.in order to secure funds for a down payment,  i would need to sell off some crypto i have in a wallet and some S&P500 funds i have in a brokerage account.is there any way to reduce the capital gains tax from these assets using real estate? 

I did my background research and found out that I could possibly find a lender that would fund the deal as a DSCR loan as the ratio was very good at 1.25 and I had the funds for 25% deposit.However, I wasn't able to close with the initial lender that pre-approved me as a new investor because one of the units in the 5-unit was a Studio and the size was under 400sqft (as against their internal requirements).I have been under contract for the past 3 months and only have 28 days left to close, if not I'll lose my Earnest Deposit and all the time and efforts I've put into making this deal work and currently unable to find a reliable lender as they keep mentioning that I'm a New Investor with no Experience - as my first property is still under 1 Year of Ownership.Please...I'm asking all knowledgeable investors and direct lenders here to come to my aid at this point as I don't want to lose the property nor the money I've spent so far in this deal.

The APY is in the same range as SOFI (funds are swept into money market), comes with a debit card and checkbook.

We have chatted about pursuing properties together so that we each are able to bring funds to the table as well as accelerate the process as we work together.

Partner Driven funded 100% of the project, including the $40,000 purchase and the $40,000 rehab budget.

Curious how other landlords are planning for something I’m seeing more frequently: higher repair/maintenance bids across almost every market.A lot of investors I speak with are:• Increasing reserves• Switching to more proactive inspections• Using short-term bridge funding to cover heavier turnovers• Refinancing older loans to free up capitalWhat adjustments are you making?

Generally speaking if your gut tells you otherwise, then leave the situation and source out other reputable funding sources.

, processing fees, underwriting fees, and draw fees (what they charge you to release rehab funds)."

If you have experience and solid credit (720+) I know private money lenders who will fund 100%/100% on purchase and rehab.