Here's what you need to know heading into 2026.Deal Activity Accelerates Across the BoardThe fourth quarter delivered the strongest finish to a year since the post-pandemic boom.

Hey BiggerPockets community,I wanted to see if there’s interest in forming a Central Georgia real estate investing meetup.I’m based in Pike County, GA, which puts me roughly:~60 miles south of Atlanta~60 miles north of Macon~60 miles from ColumbusWhat I’ve noticed is that many local investors in Pike, Upson, Lamar, Spalding, Meriwether, Talbot, and surrounding counties are kind of left out of the loop — most meetups are centered in Atlanta, Macon, or Columbus, and not everyone can (or wants to) make those drives regularly.My thought is to create a simple, relationship-focused meetup — possibly called “Coffee & Cashflow” — that would meet monthly or quarterly at a local coffee shop here in Central Georgia.

Under typical private/hard money rates, say 11% plus 2 points, the lender will take roughly one-quarter to one-third of the profit.

Kept getting promised last year to get a "sizable" payout, but 2nd quarter. 

.• Rural refis are often capped by appraisal methodology, not cash flow, so conservative comps like you’re using help.On reserves, keeping post-refi liquidity is smart — especially since Section 8 timelines can drift if inspections get delayed.Curious: are you planning to refi immediately after the first HAP payments hit, or waiting for a full quarter of collections to strengthen lender options?

You need to work backwards (EOS is a great way to do this) where you start with your lagging goal of where you want to be, but then you need to understand what it is that gets you there and break it down by quarterly milestones then tasks to get to that milestone (for example if its making 2500 calls a quarter and you do not have phone system or software, that would be a task to keep you moving).

The performance of the Praxis fund has been much better - I'm currently receiving quarterly distributions, and there have been no capital calls. 

Hello everyone,Self-managing landlord here , will have 2 properties by end of 1st quarter .

Key is to make the biweekly payments a tad higher than monthly so you make more on an annual basis.2) Offer complimentary maintenance walk thrus quarterly ( fancy way of inspecting the unit)3) Offer free month at the end of the lease if all payments are made in time.

Your state might collect lodging tax, so register with them, and set reminders to file quarterly.