In the meantime, practice underwriting deals daily — know your rents, taxes, and real expenses so you can spot true cash flow.Network with local banks, agents, and investors; a lot of deals here trade off-market once people trust you’re serious.

Separate what adds long-term value from what’s just a repair, since that can really change your tax outcome.

Build your “triangle team”:• Civil engineer• Architect• General contractorThese three will determine 95 percent of your outcome.

Your feedback is really shaping what I build next.Quick question - when you track renovation costs, do you prefer breaking it down by room (kitchen, bathroom, etc.) or by trade (plumbing, electrical, etc.)?

Basically, I'm trading $300-$500 per month for this benefit.

It’s definitely more of a buy and hold play since you’re trading some of the early sweat equity for less headache upfront.

This really captures the main trade-offs!

Sounds like you’ve got two opportunities most new investors would trade a distant cousin for ;-) Seller financing from family can be a great way to enter with little capital, just make sure it’s structured like a real transaction: market valuation, written note, recorded lien, amortization schedule, balloon terms, etc.

While you network, trade sweat equity for mentorship—run comps, manage scope, or do site walks for a flipper to earn reps before your first contract.

Could be a mindset shift on my side that I need to have with higher ADR / Lower occ but I’m still top 10% here so hoping that would result in the same outcome.