It made tracking budgets and comparing bids much easier across projects.After dealing with spreadsheets and scattered contractor communication for a while we ended up building a system internally to manage all of that in one place.Happy to share it if anyone here is curious.

The better quality stuff kinda gives off an engineered hardwood feel.LVT in all spaces but ONLY if the floor is super level and super clean. 

It removes the need for stuff like Quickbooks and other expensive tools. 

Permits, inspections, and "while we're at it" electrical/plumbingYou budget for the visible stuff — new vanity, tile, fixtures.

You can't fill the place up with second hand stuff from estate sales and expect to be a top performer in your market. 

The rotting sargassum smells like rotten eggs, so most of the rural ocean-side areas smelled bad.Assuming none if what I wrote bothers you, like any international investment, you now have currency risk, political risk, and added costs from managing all that, plus the on-going requirements for filing taxes.For us, it made a lot more sense to keep investing in the US where we know how to get great returns on our money. 

The advice about not swinging for a home run on deal one is something I keep hearing on the podcast too and I think I need to actually internalize that lol.

.)• Light rehab coordination (flooring, small updates, punch lists)• Before/after documentation• Fast turn timelines to reduce vacancy• One point of contact instead of coordinating 4–5 vendors I know stuff like this has been around a while,  i just want to know if i will have good amount kf business.

I can't believe they don't have a set fee and can get away with this percentage stuff.  

It’s the stuff that gets skipped right before listing the property.There are a handful of things that can prevent price reductions, inspection fights, and buyers backing out.