However, it’s important to account for vacancy (5-8%) and maintenance (5-10%), as these can impact your net cash flow (if these weren't included in your cost calculations already).

@Kiryl Ulanovich,You're on the right track:Get Pre-Approval from Hard Money Lender – Know your terms and limits upfront.Find a Deal Through a Wholesaler – Verify numbers and ensure it meets your criteria.Review the Assignment of Contract – Confirm terms, earnest money, and contingencies.Conduct Due Diligence – This includes an inspection (if allowed), verifying ARV, and rehab estimates.Submit to Hard Money Lender for Final Approval – Lender will review title, contract, and property condition.Title Search & Clear Any Issues – Ensure a clean title before closing.Close Through Title Company – Finalize funding and take ownership.Consider also lining up contractors early for a smooth transition into renovations.

After they went up in 2022 and many people including myself thought they were going to come down the next year, but that did not happen.

If you include a low-maintenance marketing plan into your vacation rental, you’ll attract high-paying guests without constantly grinding to fill your calendar.I’ll get back to that in a minute, but first—let’s talk about your reviews.

and, there are fees and costs at every stage - i didn't include them in my example, but you need to because they're significant. 

I recommend you include some of your key qualification criteria in the advertisement.

Becoming an S-corp has some downsides including additional tax prep fees, payroll processing fees and lower social security income in retirement. 

There are many folks, including myself, in this forum that can help and the more info you can provide (mainly numbers on the property), the more we can help you.

Make sure you know the impact that adding an ADU will have on any rent control. 12) investors seldom include the land value in the overall ADU costs.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.