This may have been the case prior to online real estate platforms, but today buyer's see properties as soon as they hit the market and do not rely upon agents to make the buyer aware of a property that fits their requirements.

Plus, you can easily keep an eye on your investment without needing to rely entirely on a property manager.Make Money When You Buy: This is key.

What this translates to is - expect to make mistakes, and for your budget to get mangled the first time or two you do a flip.  

Explain that you acted in good faith, relying on their inspection and approval.- Consider reimbursing the new owner: While not ideal, paying the $6k might be the most cost-effective solution to protect the contractor's license and your reputation.- Learn for future projects: This experience underscores the importance of thorough inspections, even on recently installed systems.- Check statute of limitations: Depending on your state, there might be a time limit on claims related to construction defects.As a hard money lender specializing in fix and flip deals, I've seen similar situations arise.

We have investors for all over the world interested in multiple streams of income and generational wealth instead of relying on W2s.

As copied and pasted from above-(1) more than one-half of the personal services the taxpayer performs in trades or businesses during the tax year are in real property trades or businesses in which the taxpayer materially participatesThat's how I understand the W-2 problem... it is hard to say you spend more time on real estate than any other activity if you work 2,080 hours.Another consideration is how much you rely on the W-2 income for lifestyle versus rental income.

I rely on reports from Baselane for income, expense reporting, P&L, etc and any other reports I need.

There are other details as well such as borrower documents will have to be translated and converted to U.S. dollars in a lender approved manner.More on DSCR loans: DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan.

So if that translates to an increase of inventory will variy market by market.

A good PM can steer you to the areas that perform the best and are in the most demand.If you rely on a sales agent, they may not have any idea what makes a good rental and could steer you in the wrong direction.