***My Out of Pocket $36,909.07Option Fee To Me $20,000.00My Adjusted Out of Pocket $16,909.07******My Cash Flow * $ 982.00 monthly**So, I sold it for $20,000 more than street value, I get tax write offs, I got $20,000 back immediately as an Option fee, I cash flow at $982.00 a month and if they exercise their Option, I’ll get $146,854.63 (minus the $20,000 Option fee) equals $126,854.63 cash along with any pay down during their Option period.

I talk to investors daily, and the biggest obstacles I’m hearing are:Appraisal delaysHigher down paymentsComp-heavy marketsStacked offers requiring fast closesWhat about you?

Everyone is different, but this is an exercise I recently considered....

Raphael’s from New York and just getting started building his portfolio as we focus on investing down South.Outside of real estate, we love exercising, traveling, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.

***My Out of Pocket $36,909.07Option Fee To Me $20,000.00My Adjusted Out of Pocket $16,909.07******My Cash Flow * $ 982.00 monthly**So, I sold it for $20,000 more than street value, I get tax write offs, I got $20,000 back immediately as an Option fee, I cash flow at $982.00 a month and if they exercise their Option, I’ll get $146,854.63 (minus the $20,000 Option fee) equals $126,854.63 cash along with any pay down during their Option period.

Keep a contingency, document everything, and set a 15‑minute daily cadence: analyze, offer, follow up.

FLOOR 300 AND FLOOR 900, NO BUSINESS IS THERE, JUST USED AS A DAILY WORKSPACE, NO one ever comes in from this company.DO YOUR BACKGROUND ON THIS COMPANY.

Quote from @Nick Copland: I get asked almost daily: “Nick, do you think my city works for midterm rentals?

My ex-spouse is exercising her right to list our home (my daughter and I live here) for sale per our settlement agreement.

A few key things you’ll want to focus on are:RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Room) – the core metric for valuing operations.Occupancy trends and ADR (Average Daily Rate) – these drive your revenue projections.Expense ratio and management structure – smaller motels can run at 40–50% expenses, while flagged hotels can be much leaner with scale.CapEx and reposition potential – if it’s a rehab, understanding brand standards and conversion costs (for example, turning an independent motel into a soft-branded flag) can make or break the deal.My partner and I have underwritten several hotel/motel projects in the Los Angeles area, so I’m happy to share some insight into how we typically structure the analysis and what lenders look for in this space.