The best way to attract quality tenants is to buy quality properties.

Because the Property Class dictates the Class of the tenant pool that the property will attract.

There are buyers out there looking for finished homes, especially in desirable zip codes, even if they aren't flippers.Temporary Refinance or Bridge Loan: If you’ve got equity and just need breathing room, a short-term refi could buy you time to market more effectively—especially if you can drop holding costs even slightly.Rent-to-Own or Lease Option: In certain situations, this can help attract someone who’s in between buying and renting—though you’ll want to vet the legal side thoroughly before going this route.Totally understand that this one’s been a heavy lift, but you’re clearly learning a ton and staying level-headed, which will only make you stronger for the next deal.

.🏚️ One of my clients in Upstate New York is a community-minded investor focused on breathing life back into neglected properties—both residential and small commercial—in her rural hometown.❌ She was stuck with a 12% hard money bridge loan.

If your income is stable and you’re confident in your STR market, starting with the HELOC gives you control, leverage, and breathing room to scale thoughtfully.Note: This information is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax, financial, or investment advice.

Starting out in Macon gives us some breathing room to reset, and we’re being strategic about placing our first couple of house hacks within 1–1.5 hours of Dallas, GA, since we have family there.I’ll definitely take a closer look at Cartersville, Rome, and West Cobb — affordability with rental demand is exactly what we’re after.

My wife is an agent and her getting the commission helping them buy another hose was attracting me because with the commission we get a rental for about the $280k with her commission so more/less below the market value.

There is a view of Griffith Observatory from that height so believe this will attract renters and, along with the luxury finishes, attract a luxury rental rate.Anyways, from a build cost perspective it doesn't add much as a % of the total project (hence why its worth doing).

What attracted you to buy and do a gut rehab on this property?

You have to attract interested parties that are willing to sell you their property cheaply because they need to vacate ownership for one reason or another.