We keep chugging along. 10.2% appreciation in 2024! 

The world of commissions has changed lately and here in Texas they keep us on our toes by rolling out new contract forms monthly.

We do not raise it to market rents, we keep it at lease 10% below to try and reduce turnover.

You'll lose rent while property is vacant, and you'll probably have to do more repairs to attract a new tenant than you would to keep the current tenant.Is all that worth requiring a tenant to use one specific payment platform?

They will still do the occasional flip, but mostly when a deal presents itself AND they may be between new construction starts so need to keep their teams busy.

for folks in So cal  I think Vegas is a great choice   1. you can drive there   keep in mind flying to other parts of the country to check on property is going to eat up 1 months rent if you go annually.2.

And keep in mind, each lender has their own maximum LTV and they can be different from one lender to another on the same property.

So a loss of about 55k We did a lease to own option so I could immediately take over expenses but keep their primary resident loan and interest rate.We agreed to a deal which would cover all their expenses at closing, their remaining loan balance, and $45,000.

They have a vested interest into keeping everyone happy because it is way easier to keep a client then to go find a new one. 

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