That made the process smooth and avoided unnecessary delays.

I’m looking to get my salesperson license and affiliate with a brokerage so I can gain the experience required to eventually obtain a broker license and start a small property management business.This would be very part-time with minimal commitment.

Also, I would appreciate knowing how the timeframe differs between a minimal turn (quick touch-up, pretty much ready to go) and a medium turn (minor repairs, more paint, etc) for the company(ies) you've used?

Draw delays are absolutely brutal.

Same-day opportunities are attractive because they remove construction risk and minimize holding costs.

If you pay all cash you can use delayed financing to get the cash out of the deal at 80%.

@Keaton Vols, This can be a solid strategy to eliminate or minimize your tax.

Landlord payments were being delayed for months, and my agent, PM, and lender all completely missed it.If you're relying on that guaranteed Section 8 income to stabilize and refinance, a dysfunctional local housing authority can destroy your margins much faster than cosmetic over-improvements.

Not only that but getting better terms (underwriting you once is amazing for a lender, as the 2nd deal is much less work)• Secondary lenders/private money as overflow so one deal doesn’t slow another• Keeping some liquidity reserved specifically for draws and surprisesThe mistake a lot of people make scaling is tying up all their capital in equity instead of preserving cash for the next deal.Another thing that helps is having predictable draw timelines, because when you’re running multiple rehabs delays in draws can bottleneck the whole pipeline.Curious how others are handling GC payment schedules when they’ve got multiple projects going at the same time.

The rehab budgets are conservative -- I'm adding 20% contingency on top of contractor bids because tariffs and labor delays are baked into 2026.