Even without those challenges you had, it was still probably hard to find a buyer because of the use mix.  

I love how you mixed the metals too.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1122635-the-s...For 2024, it will be a mixed-use personal/vacation property on which no losses are allowed at all.

@Brandon P.I use a mix of things and still struggling to find the best solution.All the solution requires to have a mechanical lockbox with backup key at location for lockout or contractor.

I've found it to be quite a mixed bag in terms of operator skill and expected vs. actual returns.

For me, it’s been a mix of local friends and paid contractors.

Airy (19119) and W Germantown closer to Germantown Ave and up north (19144)Southern Eastwick (19153)C: Mix of buy and holds and flips, typically a BRRR neighborhood.West Side of Cobbs Creek this one is rapidly changing (19143/39)South Haddington (19139)Lower West Oak Lane (19138)Mid Kingsessing (19143), Pockets of Elmwood Park (19142) down to Parts of Eastwick (19156)East Germantown further away from Germantown Ave (19144, 19138) or closer to Wayne Junction (19144)Rest of Port Richmond (19134)Olney (19120), La Salle Area (19141, 19144) , Most of the neighborhoods that are adjacent to Broad, north of Roosevelt Blvd all the way to ~Godfrey (19141, 19126)Strawberry Mansion from Cecil B to Diamond (19121)Allegheny West North Of Cambria (19132)Eastwick (19153)C-: Mainly rentals with some low end flips.Elmwood Park (19142)Southern Strawberry Mansion from Diamond to Lehigh (19132)Allegheny West between Somerset and Indiana Ave (19132)NE Harrowgate (19134)Carrol Park/Heston Ville (19131)D: Almost exclusively rentals with home depot style flips.Mill Creek (19139)Most of Elmwood Park, especially the tinier and narrow streets (19142)Parts of Strawberry Mansion by Lehigh Ave to Somerset Ave in Allegheny West(19132)Pretty much all of 22nd Street to Frankford Ave between Lehigh and Roosevelt Blvd (with some exceptions for properties bordering Roosevelt Blvd) (19132, 19140, 19133, 19134)Good Chunk of Frankford (19124)F: Higher Crime and objectively Philly's center for its opioid epidemic.

He had a lot of speakers over the 2 days, most mentionable are Pace Morby, Ed Mylett, and Tai Lopez (seems to be mixed reviews in Tai).

Leverage your existing equity to invest in smaller properties, such as a mixed-use or retail space, to gain experience and cash flow.

It seems that a mix of regulation on the legal side and taxation on the numbers side have changed the landscape.