When I first started I was all over the place.

Most places overspend and are in massive debt-is that good, no; but it seems to be normal these days. 

And yeah… everyone spends a ton of cash chasing them.

“Feels like more investors value certainty and speed over headline rates lately.”This has always been true for knowledgeable borrowers.

I am currently nearly finished with completely remodelling both sides, and anticipate my renovation spends will be around $70,000 - the other side that i dont live in, is not rented yet so i dont have any active income to offset yet.When i file taxes and show all my receipts, is there any benefit for me this filing year or not?

This might just be me, but I feel like an unreasonable amount of my time gets eaten up chasing documents.
Leases that need signatures, background checks, insurance COIs, W-9s from vendors, stuff from brokers or attor...

Are there any rookies here that have recently started investing or seasoned pros that have any advice on how to get over the funding hump with minimal up front cash, finding and analyzing deals properly and the best steps to take to get my real estate investing journey started? 

Before I go deep on comps, rehab line items, or exit strategy, I’ve been tightening up how I screen deals on the front end.
Lately, instead of anchoring on a single ARV or best-case rehab, I’ve been pressure-testing d...

and Turned It Into a $269K WinEvery investor has that one horror story — the contractor who disappears mid-job, the project that goes sideways, and the numbers that stop making sense.One of our investors recently lived it.They were over-leveraged, stressed, and had already lost $30,000 to a contractor who never finished the work.

I’m mid rehab on a BRRRR and trying to tighten up ops.Receipts/invoices scattered, photos everywhere, and the budget becomes a “catch up later” spreadsheet.For those doing this consistently:What do you use to track spend vs budget while the rehab is live?