Typically starting with a smaller rehab budget of $50K or less (maybe a max of $75K) and avoiding a 1 to 1(or higher) ratio of purchase to rehab costs is recommend when you are first starting out. 

cIn other words, I do understand when the realtor fee for a 400k is $20k. but when I sell a home for 2.2M and I pay a realtor $110k things start to not make sense.

Will start to investigate those areas more I’m also interested in looking into areas like Sharjah and Ajman.

You should start with a real estate agent that focuses on investing.

Hi,We recently (Aug 2024) bought commercial land of around 2 acres. this was part of bigger commercial lot (around 25 acres) which had AG exemption and so the taxes that they paid was around $20 each year. we received a 'AG ROLLBACK' letter from the appraisal district that starting 2025 tax year, we will be taxed at it market value resulting in additional taxes, interest and possible penalities for 3 prior years.

I started by patching about a dozen (not small) holes in the wall, re-doing all the drywall in the bathroom, installing new shower plumbing, putting in recessed lighting, installing seamless LVP throughout, texturing/priming/painting all walls, installing new 5 inch pine baseboard all around, and installing custom bathroom vanity/pantry cabinets, and hanging new custom shaker doors in the kitchen.

Wind is one of the subtle items that Insurance companies are starting to exclude. 

If you can't explain to us what the GATOR method is and how it works then maybe you are not ready to make the financial investment to get it started.

As a new investor, your best bet is to start small with an app like DealMachine or Propstream so you have direct control of your options.

My name is Jenna and my husband and I are just starting to dip our toes into the real estate world!