I’ve been talking with a few investors lately who mentioned they’re shifting focus from large rehabs to smaller, quicker flips — especially in markets where holding costs and labor are getting tougher to manage.It seems like more people are choosing cosmetic updates or smaller square footage homes to keep margins healthy and timelines short.Curious if anyone else is noticing this trend in their market:Are you adjusting your project sizes this year?

If you need some resources on that market I can send you some great ones.Your budget is healthy for single family homes in Detroit in solid areas.

However, this also means that your loan amortization is pretty healthy right now as well. 

The Midwest has been great for investors making that jump thanks to affordable entry points, strong cash flow, and steady appreciation — it’s a great place to start scaling while keeping returns healthy.

But the trade-off is that you’re pulling out tax-free cash that you can use to buy another property, that’s how you scale.The key is making sure your rents still cover the new mortgage, taxes, and insurance with a healthy cushion.

Consistent growth of 2%-4%+ is healthy. 

Before jumping right into saving for that next investment, I'd strongly consider building a separate and very healthy "uh-oh" fund just for this duplex.

Make sure you really crunch the numbers to make sure your cash flow is still healthy.

But more accurately, it is normalizing from an extreme low base during the zero-interest-rate policy era, 2020-2021.And consumer retail sales are still quite healthy, up YoY.And just today, the (often conservative/pessimistic) Atlanta Federal Reserve forecast a 4% GDP growth for Q3 of this year.

Just make sure the new payment still leaves you with healthy cash flow once it’s rented.Like Joey mentioned, short-term rentals offer some attractive tax benefits if you’re willing to put in the work, but you’ll want to make sure it aligns with your current income (if you're looking to use the STR Loophole to offset) and that the numbers make sense for you.