This is how many investors lose their shorts, so don't risk this with a stranger you've never met who can easily ghost you and disappear in to the night forever, make the trip. 

They blew up our loan with 2.5 weeks to go by not properly disclosing fees, the broker was hard to reach, didn't get info to us as he should have and at the end was going to charge additional fees for a return trip appraisal because of their own error in not disclosing the lender requirements for the appraisal. 

The 1 trip or new containers normally come in just the Beige color, which you can request.

We’re trying to reduce USPS trips and are testing a few online mailing options. 

Most first-timers get tripped up by underestimating rehab costs or taking on too much at once.Since you’re targeting 2026, use this time to build your team—agent, lender, contractor, CPA—so you’re not scrambling once you find the right deal.

- Any favorites you’d recommend from past years?

The danger for beginners isn’t lack of strategy variety — it’s paralysis from trying to master everything simultaneously.Appreciate the dialogue — iron sharpens iron.By the way Ken, the Titanic is my favorite movie of all time!  

You want to get a GC in the door when you have it under contract, or if you are paying the GC to come out and run a bid on properties to get experience on numbers then I would be paying him/her a trip fee for it.

Sharing your favorites would be super helpful for others

Is a trip to the area required or should I be able to switch Property Managers from afar fairly easily?