And your entire plan then collapses.Here is an explanation of the challenges of buying an STR late in the year:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1220969-expla...Your line of credit idea is completely different.

It’s normal to feel the weight of it, especially as the finish line approaches.

BRRRR in Cuyahoga can work if you keep it tight: one submarket, one property type, light-to-mid rehabs, and lenders lined up before you offer.

Are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

Quote from @Elealeh Fulmaran: Yes, it’s doable, but line up the structure upfront.

I've done my due diligence (Estimated rehab budget, researched comps, reviewed the forums ;) and have a contractor lined up).I'm still super nervous and I'm sure that feeling does not leave but I'm just wondering if you experienced investors have and words of wisdom when the financial and anxiety levels are stretched!

.👉 Bottom line for rates: Hiring remains too soft for the Fed to change course.

For rentals or flips, they’re usually a band-aid that starts peeling, chipping, or yellowing within a year, especially around grout lines.

I used banks, credit unions, private money, seller financing, mortgage assumption, HELOC, second mortgages, and lines of credit; what ever I could get.

Not advertising a deal, just trying to understand what “market” looks like.Hypothetical (but based on a real situation):- Location: Central Los Angeles, Jefferson Park–type area- Asset: Existing 4-unit multifamily on a single parcel- Context: Within walking distance (~0.5 miles) of an E Line / K Line rail station, so it appears to fall into a transit-oriented development (TOD) pocket that should benefit from SB 79 upzoning (higher minimum density / height / FAR if standards are met)- Ownership: Held in a family trust tied to a probate / conservatorship, with a court-supervised mandate to (a) preserve the asset and (b) use it to support an elderly beneficiaryThe family side can realistically contribute **land only**; they don’t have the balance sheet or cash to run a full entitlement + construction process.