The only reason we asked for this up front cost is due to lack of employment from relocation. 

If you keep your work sites clean consistently,  subcontractors will take notice and price your work more competitively because they will want to work your jobsites over others. 4.

With inventory up an impressive 90.1%, buyers have plenty to choose from—making it a terrific time to shop around, consider multiple options, and find the right match without feeling pressured.Sellers, in a competitive market like this, a little patience and an eye-catching presentation are essential.

I hit that goal - which was incredbily tricky given my lack of funds and the overall lack of lenders lending on sfh investment properties back then - six years straight exactly. 

For fix-and-flip investors, having immediate access to these funds is crucial, especially in a competitive market.By collaborating with an earnest money lending partner, investors can alleviate the financial burden of upfront deposits.

While multi-family is a perfectly good place to start, I would tell you that it is often more competitive than single family homes… maybe just due to there being less of them in general, and being more desirable by investors.  

That just does not work today.Not with a high debt rate and a scarcity of houses/lack of homebuilding. 

Are you fully booked but maybe not charging as much as you could or are you failing to fill your calendar (maybe you're not pricing competitively enough).If you aren't booking up your property then a tool like RankBreeze could help you increase exposure of your Airbnb listing while also doing some of those strategies Mike suggested.

I’m noticing that rent rates are surprisingly high compared to the somewhat competitive and affordable housing pricing.Single-family homes, some new construction are going for mid 300’s and rent is usually $2500 or higher.

There's a glut of sub2 education/information out there these days, so you certainly won't lack in that regard.Some of our members have done hundreds of them without issue, so just seek those people out at the meetings and talk to them.