Most of what you need to learn won’t come from YouTube, it comes from seeing framing issues, foundation work, change orders, delays, and what a clean jobsite actually looks like.3.

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.

When people with zero experience get into the industry claiming greatness, ruin people's portfolios, and I have to clean up their mess. 

I found this deal that is a 4 bed 3 bath for $260k that I plan to clean and to rent out the other three rooms.

A cleanly documented loan + 1099-INT keeps it simple and keeps the deduction intact.

From there, adjust loosely for obvious differences like square footage, bedrooms, or major renovations, but don’t over-tune the numbers.For off-market deals where the seller is anchored high, having a clean set of recent solds is your best leverage.

I did not have good tenants there and they did not clean up after themselves, including spills.

While you hunt, tour 2–4 unit deals to sharpen reps, line up a local attorney, inspector, and PM, and be ready to move when a clean T12 and inspection match your numbers.

All of our cleaners provide their own cleaning supplies.  

I’m already got money invested in these appraisals which wasn’t needed and in ever received, and richer values , as well as time and design, meetings, clean up of property , and reno prep at propety to get ahead of draws with seller permission because we thought we would close and I had a schedule of when I wanted to be competed and refinanced.