My passion in this industry is to build community, improve value of homes and create opportunity for those working to build generational wealth.

I was hoping to use my $100k renovation budget on improvements that would force equity into the property (1 bed to 2 bed conversions of 2 units, HVAC throughout, some energy efficient windows, storage cages in the basement), but spending $58k to fix things leaves me with only $42k for improvements. 

- Tips to improve appraisal value before the balloon hits?

Make sure your budget isn’t too tight to weather a 30–60 day delay.Over-improving for the NeighborhoodI’ve seen beautiful quartz countertops go into homes where laminate would’ve been market-appropriate.

Focus on high-impact fixes like paint, pest control, and cleaning, and tackle small improvements monthly.

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Improved cashflow.

Whether the rehab number is off by $20k or $50k doesn’t matter to them — they’re not the ones doing the work or holding the risk.And let’s be real: the wholesalers who do want to improve are usually newer and broke.

I will say a few things though: Pros:My experience with them improved over the 5 years each year as they added more features, services and personnelThere 10% fee (10% of nightly rates and cleaning fees) is still reasonable for what they do if you don't want to worry about setting up and managing listings, professional photos, payments, guest inquiries, calendars, etc.They basically handle everything up until check in, they then set you up with one of their 'partners' in the area for the rest or you self-manage everything after check-in (I opted for the latter)Their staff is friendly and their owner portal is a really nice feature to go in and look at your portfolio of homes with them in a single space. 

Happy to chat more if you are interested.Property-level tracking – You will be able to tag every income and expense by property to see true performance across your portfolio.Schedule E reports – Easily export Schedule E reports for your CPA.Bank feed integration – Link your bank accounts so transactions import automatically, with easy matching and categorization.Capital vs. expense tracking – The software will let you clearly separate capital improvements from operating expenses for proper tax treatment.Depreciation tracking – Record and track depreciation for each property so nothing gets missed at tax time.