The 1% rule is basically dead in most markets.

Am I doing something wrong or have I just not found a good enough deal? 

BRRRR (Done Right)BRRRR (Done Wrong)B – Buy Purchase below market with marginB – Buy Overpay or buy with thin marginsR – Rehab Renovate on budget, on timeR – Rehab Cost overruns, delaysR – Rent Stable tenant, realistic rentsR – Rent Vacancy, weak tenant, rent shortfallR – Refinance Appraises as planned, cash-out worksR – Refinance Appraisal misses, rates spike, lender pulls backR – Repeat Capital recycled, portfolio growsR – Repossession Debt service fails → default → lender takes control 

Cash Flow Gets IgnoredInvestors are obsessing over the equity pullout, not the long-term performance.Here’s the truth that separates pros from hype:If the property doesn’t cash flow after the refi, it’s a liability.Cash flow is what pays the mortgage, not equity.Debt service in 2025 is too high to ignore.A BRRRR that produces zero or negative cash flow is not a BRRRR, it’s a flip gone wrong.5.

AI might be a bubble but it is not a housing bubble.2008 Tucson Az had 26,592 listings, Today we have 2,418Check me if I am wrong but, we need serious lending deregulations and a year or two of subprime borrowing to collapse this market(price), or could a serious shock to the stock market cause a flood of home sales rapidly accelerating metropolitan areas (NO).

Is the 1% rule basically dead in most Florida coastal markets?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but with the cost-segregation, I could essentially pay no taxes for our rental income for quite a few years.Example numbers:$2m property purchase$800k bonus depreciation$125k rental income annuallyNo taxes paid on rental income for the next 6.4 years or so. 

San Diego in 2026 isn’t a “list it and hope” market — it’s a strategy market.
I’m noticing a clear pattern: the rentals performing best right now aren’t necessarily the newest or the cheapest. They’re the ones positi...

And if you buy a cabin that needs a “perfect” design to perform, you bought wrong.

You have cash in your hands, it's just frozen...and losing money for you as dead cash.