The main upside is getting control of a property with little upfront cash or traditional financing.

You will likely need to use 2 seperate excel models and use a metric that is easily comparable(relative cash flow, IRR, net cost).Traditional Buy and Hold: Typically requires 20-25% down, and will come with a slightly higher interest rate .75-1.5% over prime.

Depends on the market, but yes, traditionally studios and 1 bedrooms tend to have more turnover, so you see others have a preference for 2 and 3 bedrooms.

Hi Stan, It would be helpful to provide more information.For example a few immediate items (but not all):1)  what are you looking to buy? 

Neither the Kenosha nor the Racine Landlord Associations are that progressive yet; they still tend to serve traditional investing. 

Traditional lenders are tightening up, and a lot of flippers are having to pivot fast to keep deals moving.Curious — how are you funding your flips right now?

Rehab is always tracked as its own cost centerLabor, materials, subcontractors, permits, all separate line items.

And there is more than just rental license that you need - several items you MUST provide to tenant and take care of to avoid additional problems.

People have their own reasons for not wanting to use traditional banks, and I have mine.

Based on a copilot prompt it cited these items:1.