I track this with wholesalers I know - the ones hitting 5+ follow-ups over 2 weeks convert 3x more leads than the "call once and move on" crowd.

Eventually the pricing works through the system, asset prices adjusting down and prepayments at rate resets has loan growth slow across the industry.  

I’m extremely early in my real estate investing journey and currently focused on learning the fundamentals the right way before jumping into my first deal.My long-term goal is to build a small rental portfolio, starting with a duplex or small multifamily through house hacking, and eventually exploring value-add strategies like BRRRR once my foundation is solid.

Eventually Seeing real estate as a resource rather than the finish line is a lesson a lot of people only learn the hard way.

.- Leverage your equitable position for a line of credit which allows you to enter deals easier and then convert into long-term loans after the necessary seasoning period.- Another option, is using private money at the entrance doing the same as mentioned above.- If buying turnkey, with no potential value to be added, this is where you'll spend the most up front and not have potential to recoup your "seed money" in the short-term.

I’m trying to learn from operators who have experience acquiring or controlling small multifamily properties (15–25 units) in secondary markets, especially in cases where a traditional bank-first acquisition isn’t the cleanest path.Specifically, I’m curious about control-first approaches where the buyer/operator takes over operations first and aligns incentives with ownership before an eventual purchase or refinance.For those who’ve executed deals like this in the real world:What situations make this approach work best from the owner’s perspective?

Living in it for a bit lets you stabilize your finances, maybe house hack, and eventually use that equity to jump into rentals when you’re ready.

No claim that this produces “the answer” — just a way to make tradeoffs explicit.I eventually put this into a spreadsheet so I could sanity-check my intuition.

If you aren't setting that cash aside every month, a 'surprise' roof or HVAC repair will eventually wipe out all those perceived gains.

I like the idea that if you build it right, run it efficiently, and eventually put the right systems and people in place, it can turn into a strong investment without losing the soul of the place.