Driving this affordability crunch is the combination of elevated interest rates and soaring home pricesin the post-pandemic boom, although some markets have seen slowing growth in recent months.Click on image to enlargeMeanwhile, the West Coast metros of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco are the most unaffordable in the U.S. given high demand, supply shortages, and for the latter, proximity to Silicon Valley.Falling near the middle of the pack is Miami, where home prices are 6.4 times the median household income.

This has included:*Financial oversight with budgets and bookkeeping, having a finger on the pulse of cashflow and financials*Regular communication with partners (business partner, accountant, contractors and investors)*Implementing weekly sync calls to go over short and long term goals/lists (highly recommend the book Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman on this one)*Strategic planning, focusing on not just the current projects, but looking ahead and having plans in place to maintain momentum*Analysis of each project to determine wins/lessons and use these to continue to improveI think regardless of the business, being intentional versus random and careless certainly makes and impact on progress and scaling.   

1) Your local market, or one within an easy drive. 2) The market that you have the most ties to in your personal life. 

Ask yourself:Deal Sourcing: Does it seamlessly capture leads from your website, driving-for-dollars apps, and referrals into one place?

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I then spend about 4 to 6 hrs reverse image searching each item to find the cheapest place to by the items. 

No homes will be built by the seller or investor.

I started in 2009 in Milwaukee and by 2015 everything had gotten so expensive that I was convinced it was impossible to find a deal.

I'm also in Chattanooga and have been eyeing a lot next to me that I'd like to do this with, but the owner is elderly, and her children just won't sell it, even though they have to drive from Cleveland to mow it. 

.• Routine 2×/year, drive-by quarterly.Options: annual/semi-annual • drive-by quarterly/semi-annualOnboarding & Reserve• Full property onboarding.• $400 maintenance reserve per unit (trust account; no monthly “emergency fee”).Options: $300/$400/$500I want no hidden fees and clear, regular updates.