Quote from @Dan Ikon: I plan a large acquisition of investment properties in FL and consider applying a stack method to finance the deal.

It's great if you're looking to scale without stacking on subscriptions.Stessa is solid for tracking finances but doesn’t offer rent collection or screening.

Hello,I'm looking to invest in a market about 40 min outside of downtown Cincinnati and trying to estimate future growth potential for the area.  It is considered more rural than urban.  Does anyone use a tool or webs...

We’re officially entering the second half of the year—and if you’re holding a property that’s been sitting on the market for four months or more, now might be the time to shift strategy.Whether you planned to sell, flip, or lease temporarily, an unoccupied property means:Carrying costs stacking upIncreased risk of vandalism or damageMissed rental income that could help offset your holding expensesIf a listing hasn’t moved in months, the market has likely spoken—and sometimes the smartest move is to pivot.That’s where professional property management can make a real difference.Leasing and managing the property (even short to mid-term) can help you:Generate cash flow while you wait for the right sale windowKeep the property occupied and protectedReduce financial pressure from holding costsWe work with many owners who didn’t plan to be landlords, but realized that a vacant property comes with its own set of risks.

No pressure, just to learn.Step 2: We talked through my goals, and they gave me a simple game plan—where my credit and savings needed to be, what loan types fit, etc.Step 3: I made progress little by little—saved a little more, tweaked my credit, asked more questions.Step 4: I reached out to a local investor agent, had another coffee chat, and just kept stacking these little steps.Over time, those consistent 10-minute actions added up to real momentum.

But one piece that’s way under-discussed is the quiet wealth you build just by letting your guests pay your mortgage for you — and how that stacks up with long-term coastal appreciation.We're in contract on a riverfront cottage here on the Oregon Coast with the game plan to allocate all profit and excess revenue towards principal.

When I was 8, I exchanged all my savings into rolls of pennies, because I could stack them like gold bars LOL. 

I had a family investor friend (he was a complex finance mathematician guy, I'm butchering it)  who made up this unique valuation system (something 'stack') of long running business+monthly rental cash flow+property values and came up with a very high number of what it is worth.

The Midwest benefits from limited supply—Chicago has just 1,200 Class-A units scheduled for delivery over three years—while construction costs constrain competition elsewhere.Many Midwest deals involve "broken capital stacks"—healthy properties strained by rising rates—creating acquisition opportunities.

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