As a broker, my biggest pet peeves are hard money lenders circumventing to my clients, not being upfront about fees, asking for a commitment fee prior to issuing loan docs, and "matching" my broker fees, even though I underwrote the file, got the client, and did all of the processing work. 

The usual route is to do the study now and file Form 3115 (change in accounting method).

Hi @Dylan Jashari, For cash deals, start by combining public data sources like county tax records, foreclosure filings, and code enforcement notices, into a central dashboard.

There’s a lot of activity in pre-foreclosure and trustee filings lately.

We filed a 3 day notice to pay or quit and then filed an unlawful detainer for an eviction.

Most people are sleeping on AI - or stopping at ChatGPT.Just like the early days of Google and Facebook ads, the investors who adopt AI now are going to move way faster than everyone else.For me, Voice AI has been the biggest game-changer.

I’d start small: a Google Sheet to track rents and expenses, Google Voice for tenant communication, and Google Drive’s scan feature to digitally store receipts and invoices.

Competed foreclosures, the final phase, were up 32% year over year.Florida, South Carolina and Illinois led the nation in state foreclosure filings.

Quote from @Matthew Hamilton: There isn’t really a “penalty” for having the property as a rental for three years, but you may lose eligibility for the federal capital gain exclusion if you hold it too long.Here’s how it works:The IRS allows you to exclude up to $250,000 of gain if single or $500,000 if married filing jointly when selling your primary residence, as long as you’ve owned and lived in it for at least two of the five years leading up to the sale.Since you moved out in March 2023, you’d still meet that “2 out of 5 years” rule if you sell by March 2026.

Some chat agents can answer general FAQs, while others can actually qualify leads, book appointments, and follow up automatically.I built Pathwaize, which includes AI voice, and for the website chat and click-to-voice agents that are trained REI agents, so they can talk with motivated sellers, screen leads, or even respond to common questions.The key is training it on your process, language, and data.