I dont pay for any extras so can't speak of how useful the are.

If you have a few rentals and your budgets for expenses, vacancy, cap ex are working adding another unit isn't something you need to stress over "testing" because I always view my risk as being my portfolio as a whole not property by property. 

That being said, these people that are getting properties from a family member passing away either already have someone lined up, or if they do not, when they do they are getting a large amount of phone calls, mailers, and ads for them to call people to buy their home off market.

House hacking is a great way to start making some extra cash with single family homes.

A good listing might bring you a couple good qualified buyers without having to do extra work for it. 2.

Appreciate the added context — that refi decision makes a lot of sense given PMI removal + HELOC payoff.This is a great example of why headline BRRRR outcomes can look mediocre on equity, but still be excellent when the capital stack and DSCR buffer are handled correctly.Strong execution.

I paid those.Despite that, I’m now being told I still owe ~$2,100 additional, but PPMG has not provided vendor invoices or receipts — only internal accounting summaries with dollar amounts and brief descriptions.Some specific issues I’m struggling with:I never receive actual third-party invoices — only line items like “plumbing,” “yard,” “cosmetic,” etc.Locks were rekeyed three separate times against a single rekey estimate.Yard “quick cuts” continued repeatedly even after the full move-out landscape cleanup was already charged.Plumbing work was added even though there was no standalone plumbing budget in the original estimate.Cosmetic repairs exceeded the quoted cosmetic budget, including countertop/backsplash work that was never in the estimate.Utilities exceeded the estimate by several hundred dollars while the property sat vacant.Multiple cleanings extended into January 2026.A December email cited an additional $1,276 supposedly required for City of Mesquite inspection compliance — again with no inspection report or invoices.Recent accounting shows what appear to be duplicated or fragmented charges across categories.Even after paying the original estimates, I’m now being asked for more money without basic documentation.

It may be necessary to work extra hours, get a side gig and/or consider a job change but it is doable. 

But as I built it, I kept adding the stuff I couldn't find anywhere else:REP hour tracking with the documentation the IRS actually wantsProperty evaluation tools that model realistic phases (startup chaos → stabilization → steady state)After-action reviews comparing my original deal projections to actual resultsCost segregation and depreciation trackingFast forward almost a year, and I've been using what I built (calling it Brickfolio) to run my entire portfolio - both the day-to-day property management AND the investor intelligence side.Here's where you come in:I'm not here to sell anything - I'm genuinely trying to figure out if the problems I solved for myself are problems other investors have too.

Emotionally tough, but financially predictable.Rent it outYou’re effectively choosing to invest an extra ~$14k per year into this property (before repairs, vacancy, or HOA increases).