Keep it clean with no prohibited transactions or self‑dealing, use third‑party servicers, and title everything in the IRA’s name if buying.

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.

Action beats theory; your first clean base hit builds the skills and confidence for bigger profits.

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.

Lean into your superpower: pick one niche data edge, automate it clean, then monetize it with deals.

Get a clean, local house hack or BRRRR or buy and hold, learn the fundamentals, then expand to take on more risk for more rewards later. 

Use this season to master acquisitions, dispo, and systems; when your volume and ops are steady, sit for the broker and spin up your brokerage with clean SOPs.

Repairs, cleaning and capex seem to be understated for a property this size, especially if turnover is frequent.

What work can you do yourself (eg painting, cleaning, helping with other stuff to reduce costs)?

Most management companies charge inspection fees whether quarterly, seasonal, biannual or annual.STR's will be a lot more in fees due to it being more of an active business, more turnovers, dealing with prospective people & clients, cleanings, etc.