Now of course, I have the resources and experience that I can buy in any stage of the market. 

They position the property as a product  with good photos, staging, pricing strategy, timing, everything.

On a more local neighborhood basis, ask the locals which are the best elementary schools.

Your husband was added because in the initial stages, an attorney will add anyone they think might be liable, however tenuous that thought is. 

That usually sets the stage.

Are you still finding solid cash flowing properties after the refinance stage?

If it's working for so many others then you have to wonder why it isn't working for you and dig in.If Thach wasn’t legitimate, he wouldn’t be invited to speak on stages like Limitless alongside respected names like Ken McElroy, Robert Kiyosaki, Tarl Yarber, Robert Helms, and George Gammon.

Is there anything I might be doing wrong at this stage?

I determined what I could pay and still hit my profit targets.That discipline at the acquisition stage is what created the $250K profit, not my renovation skills.The Next OneI bought another fourplex about a year ago using the same approach.

In practice, most operators (including platforms like PadSplit) operate successfully without specific licensing because these homes don’t fit the typical short-term rental model—average stays are often six to eight months rather than nightly or weekly.The benefits of this strategy are clear: it helps create affordable housing options in a market where affordability is increasingly scarce, and it fills a short-term housing need for working professionals, students, and those transitioning between life stages.