24 November 2025 | 8 replies
If the answer is no, selling isn’t quitting, it’s reallocating your time, energy, and capital into something that fits you better.You could make the light repairs, get it rent-ready, and stabilize it again, but if that idea feels more like a burden than a strategy, it may be the right time to move on and put your resources into a cleaner, higher-performing opportunity.
21 November 2025 | 9 replies
The more accurate the categorization, the cleaner the numbers I hand to the lender when we're pulling ARV comps or submitting the refi package.I also agree on minimizing the software stack.
17 November 2025 | 36 replies
Currently I’m operating it as a STR, but I need a new cleaner and the quotes I’m getting are in some cases double my nightly rate, and the amount it grosses is only slightly more than what it will do as a LTR.
24 November 2025 | 9 replies
I also have no carpeted units.
17 November 2025 | 22 replies
This included changing cleaners, changing plumbers, changing HVAC companies, tinting windows so they don't look as dirty and need windows cleaners, changing internet providers, changing from satellite TV to DirecTV stream, remove/change items requiring high maintenance like skeeball along with a dozen other things.
30 October 2025 | 11 replies
And there was no concerning moisture levels when he tested the walls and carpet.
12 November 2025 | 7 replies
Bought the property in July with one unit needing a new tenant- The open unit was dirty after cleaners had been through ($350).
15 October 2025 | 21 replies
Carpet felt dirty to me.
14 November 2025 | 14 replies
Our clients making mid-six figures via W2 get the most significant benefits by launching an STR by the end of the year and offsetting taxes.The most common hurdle is the material participation test, often achieved by committing over 100 hours of direct management and tracking that time to ensure it is more than the hours spent by any other individual, including cleaners and property managers.
20 November 2025 | 13 replies
Lot of times we replace carpet with LVT, new paint and new lightning makes A HUGE difference.