Cosmetic upgrades mostly protect value, they don’t create much of it.Paint, flooring, fixtures, and minor kitchen/bath refreshes help:Shorten days on marketReduce buyer or lender objectionsSupport top-of-range compsBut on their own, they typically don’t produce a meaningful appraisal jump unless they correct functional obsolescence.2.

I'm far from tech-savvy, I think when I set it up, I needed to run it through a PMS to make it work, however, that may have been a function of having 2 properties instead of 1.  

@Jeremy Belandi completely agree with you , the biggest challenge in markets now is not closing deals but to get high quality prequalified consistent leads , and that's my main focus right now , building an entire system not only for lead generation (which you can get online easily even for cheap) but an entire system proven to guarantee good amount of prequalified leads combine cold calling with List pulling, dialer setup, skip tracing, SMS outreach , with trained enough team you can make sure the leads are mostly off market , sellers interested to sell , Asking price is lower than market price , Motivation ,Condition . 

Rent control challenges combined with no longer planning a brrrr resulted in it taking 3 years.In late 2024 (after returning from BOCon), I had invited a full dump on this acquisition on this site (BP).  

However, I would not sell the assets you own (unless your market is declining).Ideally, you'd use a combination of using the subject property as the collateral and potentially using your owned-assets when/if necessary.

First one must have been on meds as it depended on what day you talked to her as to what reaction you would get, the second moved out one night with no warning and the third . . . well that is the lesson to share.When we listed it for rent, we posted it on Zillow Rental Manager and used their background screening function as it allows potential tenants to apply to multiple properties and landlords get a report. 

I believe that in order to identify stable neighborhoods with strong blue collar demand in Class B areas of DFW, I prefer to start with tools like PropStream, DealMachine or even Zillow filters combined with rent comparisons.

Or a combination?

Combining the two increases the risks two-fold. 

That combination of education and relationships will accelerate your progress.