Quote from @Melanie Baldridge: It's really simple: increase earnings, reduce expenses, save, invest, and wait. 

Our market is unlikely to produce outstanding cash flow with the use of a PM and if you are self managing, your cash flow equates to earnings for your efforts.I am hopeful that the high interest rates have had a negative impact on income and that the STR income will improve if rates decrease.  

Any monies in escrow - advanced rent and/or security deposits, are not earned yet.

I’ve heard that a debt settlement attorney can help negotiate with creditors to reduce the total amount owed, which sounds appealing, but I'm a bit unsure if the cost is worth it, especially since some charge high fees.Has anyone here worked with a debt settlement attorney?

After the sale of the company, we have:9-15 months of personal expenses in savings to live off ofStart with $100k cash and do micro flips to avoid the risk of a hard money lender and losing our tail if something doesn't go right or sell quick enoughOnce the house sells, reinvest all the cash back into the next flip and continue doing this until we are doing multiple flips at a time (he can manage 4 large projects at a time by himself, so we assume up to 4 active flips at a time eventually)Pros of doing this:No longer having to manage W2 employees/operations (this used to be my role but now that we have kids I want to stay home, not do this)Getting a larger chunk of cash to start flipping quicker vs waiting 1+ years to save enough cash for the first flipUsing cash reduces our risk of losing money with a hard money lender if the project takes longer to sell, rehab, etc.

Going directly with a builder template or draftsman will reduce the design costs.

Hi,People always talk about how they purchase a rental property, wait a few years for it to appreciate, do a cashout refi to recoup their initial down payment, then whatever they earn in the future is infinite return.But in reality, how is this truly a "recouping of initial investment" when you have to pay a 4.5% interest to take out the cashout proceeds (with $3000-4000 of closing costs on top)?

It looks to me like you would be essentially giving WWC a loan to be paid back through the property's earnings or a refy or a sale...and then you would get 65% of all proceeds after you get your invested capital back...Most syndications I have seen, the sponsors offers a preferred return (6-8%) on the investors' capital until the capital gets repaid in full.

House hacking is a cost-effective way to reduce housing expenses, manage tenants, and build equity.

This would give you more legal standing if they don’t leave on time.Walkthrough: Ensure you do a thorough walkthrough with your general contractor once the seller is fully out to assess any new damage or necessary changes to the scope of work.Planning ahead like this will give you peace of mind and reduce the chances of things going sideways during the transition!