Nice job closing that first, but don't rush.

Inexperienced investors rush to buy these properties, only to find themselves with a heap of trouble.

Schedule inspections early to avoid a last-minute rush and ensure compliance with California law.

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond.Here’s where I’m at in my journey:I don’t plan to rush into purchasing my first property.

Share your goals openly and look for alignment—it’s better to take time finding the right partner than to rush into something that doesn’t click.Vetting Potential Partners: When you find a potential partner, ask questions like:What’s your investing experience?

Every small relief in rates triggers a rush of buyer traffic, I would take advantage of this fall and winter before the cyclical spring market rush.  

One last piece of advice—don’t rush.

I guess my point was I did not ask for a rush and boom title comes back in 4 hours  so I thought it was something really !!..

The key takeaway was timing...selling each property in a way that allowed him to hit the 45-day identification period without rushing into a subpar deal.In your case, with SFHs in Jacksonville and Ocala plus that duplex in Port Charlotte, I’d look at where each market stands right now and figure out if there’s a single buyer who’ll pay close to fair value for the whole set or if you might do better by splitting them up.

I'm sure there are many more experiences where the contractor hasn't fulfilled their scope of work and gotten away with rushing the project to meet the deadline, And, I don't want to be as naive to say that I'm that 1% who can have complete quality/operational control, but I'm confident I can establish a system and hire independent inspectors to review the contractor's work.