Lost rent from vacancy could easily be several thousand...so, by time you add it all up, it's easily possible for a sewer line replacement to end up costing $40k+ if it involves those types of ancillary expenses.To me, spending a few hundred bucks on a scope to prevent a $40k+ capex on a property worth over half a million is one of the easiest choices I make in the world of REI!

If you spend it now, you lose your leverage for the rest of the lease, and you'll have nothing to handle unpaid rent, cleaning, or repairs after termination.You are starting down a dangerous path.

Since it says you are new to real estate and sharing calculations, my experience is that a lot of new investors are spending a lot of time "modeling" and zero time actually seeing homes or multis or commercial properties in person.

Even if I have to wait 6 months and spend $50K on a different buildout, I'm still doing better by month 15. - I believe that companies and the economy as a whole have begun a long-term shift towards back to in-office.

In fact, I would bet that 99.9% of all wholesalers could spend the some number of hours working at McDonalds and they would make more money.I recommend you focus on the house hack.

Until you spend 20k on paint and some new kitchen appliances, but the roof and foundation are still shot and the 100k ARV is more like 70k in reality.

I'm dealing with a 70-year-old owner who has spent decades spending every bit of her monthly cashflow.

For context, I’m active in Columbus, Ohio, but I also spend a lot of time in Miami, FL.

You must spend more than your net selling price.

If you have the time and want to spend the effort then doing it yourself is the way to go.