I’m looking forward to contributing to the community, sharing my progress, and learning from all of you. 

Small wins and progress, no matter how incremental, can help keep you motivated.

I’m glad to see some progress, because we’ve been living in limbo for 16-17 months.Trista Yerkich, 44, of Dallas heard about Norada from a Honolulu investment counselor.

Since your goal is to scale into full-time investing, redeploying your equity into a market where the numbers work better could accelerate your progress, especially if you're targeting properties that meet the 1% rule or offer better long-term upside.

That’s when you can get a true ARV appraisal and refinance.Some hard money lenders may allow a draw during rehab, but that’s usually tied to construction progress, not pulling your down payment back early.

I’ve been in this kind of setup before, and while I've done a lot to be more balanced in my work/life, it's tough to consistently make progress on much outside of work.Job B is a municipal gov't role that pays less, but gives me back real time.

No hiding in the cloaks of secrecy afraid of what will happen if my tenants know I own the property, no worries tenants are going to take advantage of progressive landlord/tenant laws, no scrutinizing each month's water bill. 

Wether it is being reviewed, put out to bid, scheduled or in progress or completed.

Because of that lag, having some liquidity is key.With contractors, I usually structure it as: small deposit (10% or less) + progress payments on milestones, never big chunks upfront.

Sounds like you’ve made a ton of progress since your first BiggerPockets run — congrats on scaling to 5 properties and branching into STRs, that’s huge.