What is the 1-3 things of highest most impactful importance to move the needle, and I take on those.

I’ll just keep my nose to the grind stone and keep hunting for a deal.

Solid post 👌 Vacancy kills cashflow faster than just about anything, and it’s usually preventable with the right systems.I’ve found two things really move the needle in my own portfolio:Pre-marketing before the unit is even vacant.

We can all read textbooks about DSCR and vacancy assumptions but what really moves the needle is lived experience from operators in the trenches.Questions:In your scaling journey, what was the “hidden cost” that blindsided you most?

That doesn’t make them useless, it just makes them a timing play.Where cost segregation does move the needle:• If you have other passive income (like other rentals or syndications), those losses can offset it.• If you or a spouse qualify as a Real Estate Professional, the accelerated depreciation can reduce your W-2 or business income.• Short-term rentals can sometimes sidestep the passive rules if you materially participate, letting you use the deductions right away.• When you sell, all those suspended losses unlock and can wipe out much of your taxable gain.So in your case, if this is your first rental and you’re staying strictly W-2, cost seg might not save you tax in the short run, it just shifts deductions forward.

James and his people who manage the program are nice and give basic sales and negotiation advice but not much that moves the needle in any situation.

none of that moves the needle. 

Negative posts and lawsuits are like chopping off your nose to spite your face.I’ve respectfully reached out and asked for an update.

“Hundreds of other investors were all waiting on pins and needles for this to happen.”Working with victims was Barry Minkow, convicted in the ZZZZ Best Ponzi scheme in 1987 and now a self-styled fraud investigator.

Sometimes that’s enough to get a review or reconsideration.If that doesn’t move the needle, you can also order a second appraisal through a different lender.