As an STR, do your diligence for the area and don't kill profit by vacationing there.

Listing at the end of the year definitely has some quirks, but it’s not all bad.Pros:Less competition — fewer homes hit the market around the holidays, so your listing can stand out.Buyers looking in December are usually serious (relocations, tax timing, year-end closings).Contractors and stagers are easier to schedule right before winter slows them down.Cons:Foot traffic slows — fewer casual buyers touring.Weather can kill curb appeal depending on your market (gray skies, snow, etc.).People mentally check out around Thanksgiving through New Year, so marketing has to work harder.If you finish rehab by end of November, I’d list right away.

Useful only if the deal still cash flows and you control the exit. 100% financing spikes risk because small misses kill profit; I’d use it selectively on tight, light value‑add with verified ARV, multiple exits, and a clear refi or sale timeline.

Keep that 4/2 layout if possible — losing the basement could kill rent and equity.

Licensees are held to a different standard when engaging with the public, and making a “killing” on a deal may either alert regulators to charges of failing to disclose market values or private attorneys representing sellers to charges of failing to deal “honestly”.  

Math- find your NOI then work backwards to see if it cash flows and what you can borrower money at to not kill the deal. 

Repairs, painting and vacancy kills deals.

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With no secondary bureaucracy, direct lenders can often turn a loan around in a few days.Not only would we not know what to do with ourselves if we had to wait weeks for an outside approval, but our borrowers, who make aggressive offers, would kill us.The fastest we ever funded was the next day.

So, you basically have two options:1) Find a local wholesaler that is killing it and get on their team (either for free in exchange for education or try to get hired if possible). 2) Get yourself a mentor who's actively doing wholesaling.