I’m focused on learning how to analyze deals quickly and confidently — especially small multifamily or house hack opportunities.For those of you with more experience:1️⃣ How do you personally analyze deals — what’s your step-by-step thought process before deciding to dig deeper or pass?

Direct lenders make their own decisions, often do their own valuations, and can quickly evaluate a deal.

Hi all, my business partner and I are new real estate investors in the Orlando, Florida area looking to focus on flips, rehabs, and rentals in the Central Florida market. If you're in our neck of the woods, we'd love ...

When you’re analyzing NPNs, what’s your go-to checklist before making an offer?
Do you focus more on property value, borrower situation, or lien position first?
Always interesting to see different approaches!

Quick-turn deals like this show how partners can create profit without heavy renovations or long timelines.

I could assign the contract for a quick $15K - $20K and am out. 

.: I want to organize my business books better to be able to quickly apply for loans, LOC, share with an accountant, file taxes, etc.

Horton and PulteGroup have reported revenue declines, prompting price cuts of $20,000–$30,000 in some markets and "quick move-in" deals to offload standing inventory.

Quote from @Nick Copland: If you’ve hosted both, you already know: corporate clients and traveling nurses are very different beasts.Here’s how I compare them after helping hosts nationwide:🏢 Corporate Clients✅ Longer stays (3–6 months)✅ Reliable payments🚫 Slower booking process, more paperwork💉 Traveling Nurses✅ Quick bookings, consistent demand✅ Usually solo, less wear-and-tear🚫 Stays often end early due to assignment changesMy take: build systems for both.

When it comes to structuring a deal, most developers focus on the capital gap — but lenders focus on readiness.Over the last few years, I’ve noticed that deals move faster (and get better terms) when the borrower has a clean due diligence stack ready before approaching mezzanine or bridge lenders.Here’s a quick checklist we use internally before structuring mezzanine capital between $1M–$100M+ :✅ Updated project financials✅ Detailed pro forma with realistic DSCR assumptions✅ Rent roll or trailing 12-month P&L✅ Capital stack breakdown showing senior + subordinate layers✅ Clear exit or refinance planHaving these ready builds lender confidence and speeds up funding timelines.💡 Curious — for those of you who’ve raised mezzanine or bridge capital recently:What’s one document or metric lenders focused on the most during your due diligence?