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.

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

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.  

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.

That helps with competition, but don't expect discounts - prices are still up 8.3% YoY.

It will give you an idea of what your competition might be like, and for those being rented a lot, what amenities seem to be popular that would get the most rentals.

I believe in community over competition personally, that's just my philosophy so I treat my workers really well so that they prioritize me and respond if I'm ever in an emergency and I share my referrals with friends and other investors who I am familiar with and they do the same for me.3.