Splitting a large single-unit into two units that still looks like a normal house from the street is a manageable lift.

Biggest lift is kitchen + bath refresh and LVP throughout.Exit: DSCR refi @ 75 % LTV, rate ~8.25 %, payment ≈ 1300 PITI.

But getting in touch with a bank for a specific asset is a big lift.

Beautiful design with some of the best Energy efficient options I have ever seen in addition to a huge boat dock/boat lift with Guld Access.One of the awesome things about this New area being built is they already have the approval from the County and in their HOA for STR Short term rentals!

You'll see professionals get all the way to the baseboard and all the way to the ceiling without ever lifting the roller, they just adjust their hands and arms as they're rolling to do nice, long even strokes.

The contract says she’ll gradually earn equity (2.681 units/month), and once she reaches 1000 units she owns the LLC and therefore controls the property.A few things that concern me:She doesn’t have direct title or deed to the homeIf she misses a payment and doesn’t fix it in 30 days, she loses all membership units she’s earned...no refundShe can’t sell her share or ask to sell the house until she reaches 20% ownership (200 units), and even then it’s subject to manager approvalShe can't rent the property without permission, even though she'd be paying monthly like an ownerThe manager (seller) can never be removed from control until/unless she owns the entire LLCThe structure is kind of a mix between rent-to-own and seller financing, but it feels heavily weighted in the seller’s favor.

Tools like our partner Baselane’s built-in bookkeeping can automate a lot of the heavy lifting (especially with their AI & rule-based transaction tagging launching soon), but we know every investor has their own system.Drop your methods (or horror stories) below — and if you’re curious about how other landlords are handling this, feel free to ask!

Definitely agree that good ones are worth their weight in gold.

If you can use a 203k or homestyle renovation loan that is icing on the cake.Fix and flip and STR are all great strategies, but to be honest, they are all very heavy lifts to get off the ground and then scale.  

They tried to manually close it using the emergency release handle but somehow snapped the lifting cable.