It’s helped a lot of investors move faster and seize opportunities that might otherwise slip away.From my experience in the space, here are a few key things worth understanding:✅ Private money isn’t “hard money” — terms and relationships are often more personal and negotiable.✅ Transparency and communication are critical.

I think I've given off the wrong impression of what I was hoping to understand from my questions to @Greg Scott earlier.

Be sure to understand their full fee structure, including management, leasing, and renewal fees.

Build your team before you buy anything.You’ll want an agent who understands investor deals, a contractor you trust, and a lender who can fund both the purchase and the rehab.

I do need more understanding on this matter indeed.

Investors should fully understand that Section 8 is not a cure-all for Class C & D tenant challenges, it's just trading one set of problems for another.We see too many investors not doing enough research to fully understand all this and making naïve investing decisions.Once you understand the above, you still need to find a property.

At a high level, you’ll want to understand:• land acquisition• zoning + entitlement• architectural plans• permitting• financing (construction loan vs hard money)• GC bidding + subs• inspections• certificate of occupancy + exit strategyOnce you understand the order of operations, everything else starts to make sense.2.

Most investors avoid these areas because they hear the horror stories without understanding that the real problem isn’t Section 8, it’s poor systems.We’ve placed hundreds of Section 8 tenants in historically “rougher” neighborhoods, and the investors who win consistently do three things:1️⃣ Use durable materialsLVP, solid cabinets, simple paint, and no over-customization.

I self-manage but I did have a daughter who was in school there so I could understand the leasing cycles and I was given the previous owners leases to start . Definitely try to understand if it’s rented as a student rental now on the academic year schedule.  many times they say they are student rental because they’re close to the university, but they’re not on the academic year schedule .Ours are all one year leases, but all have to move out a couple days early so we can do the turnover.  Go and call around to other landlords in the area or property management companies and get copies of leases and act as a renter and trying to understand what the requirements are and their best practices.  in our area, it is common to pre-lease 9 to 10 months in advance before the academic year begins and for tenants to pay every utility including water .

Would love to understand the current renter's market in the area and how much I can forecast in rent in Forest Hill area.