It’s the start of a new week, which means fresh opportunities to find deals, sharpen strategies, and move one step closer to financial freedom.Some investors are focused on fix and flips, hunting for distressed properties where a solid rehab can create big equity.

Or start fresh and re-list at market rates?

In the installment sale, just remember the interest you receive is taxable, and any cash you take that doesn’t roll into a 1031 is considered “boot” and could be taxable too.One creative angle some investors use is to pair an installment sale with bonus depreciation or a cost segregation study on the new property if you have extra basis for depreciation (assuming you already did cost seg on the old property).Even if part of the gain from the old property gets taxed with or without an installment sale, you get fresh deductions on the replacement property to offset some of it.

Maybe go visit them and see what they have to offer interior and exterior, as well as age of the units, as well as grounds keeping, as well as parking lot condition (Alligator with potholes, slurried, fresh black top with new paint lines).

After a sale, listing is a fresh start no way to transfer.Moral of the story when buying an active Airbnb.

I’ve been digging into the Bryan/College Station market (home to Texas A&M) and wanted to share some fresh numbers from August 2025:Median price: $356,750 (up 2.2% YoY)Active listings: 465 (up 12.6% YoY)Closed sales: 135 (down 0.7% YoY)Days on market: About 93 total (list to close)Months of inventory: 3.9 (slightly up from 3.6 last year)Most of the activity is happening in the $200K–$399K range (55%+ of sales), and only about 1.5% of sales were $1M+.

One thing that might help is taking a fresh look at how your unit compares to others currently listed in the area.

Check out the map on our website where we’ve made this all easy to follow.We can also share numerous examples of properties & portfolios we’ve assisted investors with!

Austin City Council just passed a fresh set of STR regulations.

For the upstairs, I’d prioritize the “first impression” items—fresh paint, new flooring, and a clean vanity go a long way with renters.