Thus, I think that we could see national rents rising in the high single digits, or possibly surging as much as 10% in 2026 vs 2025, with some markets seeing rents rise even faster than that - Austin, TX regaining much of the lost growth in 2024 and 2025, for example.

They also have calculators to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

I feel confident we will have it occupied and possibly at a higher return than anticipated at closing.  

I’d suggest keeping an eye on the MBS market, as suggested by others, and possibly speaking with a few lenders who specialize in VA loans when the timing is right.

It's possible the laws have recently changed so reference the Florida landlord/tenant handbook.

Wholesaling can definitely be very time consuming, but it is possible!

When you do that, you can get better pricing and leaves less room for error.The best advice is to push forward as quick as possible, fail forward, and always continue to introspect on what you would do differently and then ACTUALLY go back and implement that change (easier to say than do).

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

I’ve been down this road before, and I’d love to share some insights that worked for me and others I’ve helped over the years.When you start paying yourself, the key is to separate business and personal finances as much as possible.

Some tenants even sort based on sub-structure so just making sure all of the details are as precise as possible.