We can all read textbooks about DSCR and vacancy assumptions but what really moves the needle is lived experience from operators in the trenches.Questions:In your scaling journey, what was the “hidden cost” that blindsided you most?

If your main goal is cash flow, multis help get you there quicker.Value-adds: Adding bedrooms, finishing basements/attics, or updating layouts to allow higher rents usually moves the needle more than cosmetic-only upgrades.Cash flow after refi: Run your numbers conservatively assuming higher interest rates, property management, and maintenance.

Welcome to BiggerPockets, Real estate investing is a journey with plenty to learn, but the community here is solid and supportive Dive into the forums, ask questions, and you’ll pick up tips that really move the needle.

And I'd be well liquid to more then amply take care of any bloody-nose. 

@Joseph Adams if you can find BRRRs right now in Jacksonville that pencil out accounting for all operating expenses then I feel your finding needles in haystacks.

Solid post 👌 Vacancy kills cashflow faster than just about anything, and it’s usually preventable with the right systems.I’ve found two things really move the needle in my own portfolio:Pre-marketing before the unit is even vacant.

“Hundreds of other investors were all waiting on pins and needles for this to happen.”Working with victims was Barry Minkow, convicted in the ZZZZ Best Ponzi scheme in 1987 and now a self-styled fraud investigator.

Sometimes that’s enough to get a review or reconsideration.If that doesn’t move the needle, you can also order a second appraisal through a different lender.

none of that moves the needle. 

Also there will be infrastructure development  Up here in Oregon silicon forest they wont allow anymore of them. take up to much room ( oregn is land limited and as stated does not move the needle enough for the local economy once up on running..