The price increases that came to a head during the pandemic are a result of two major factors: A shrinking workforce, and a need for large financial institutions to seek returns.

After that, go ahead and watch a few of the 80+ episodes of the MLS Search & Analysis Show he shared.

It doesn't really hurt to go ahead and get a HELOC that you could access if needed.

Planning ahead can be challenging when two nearly identical loans get UW and conditioned in very different ways at the same lender.  

I-if it's "big expense", I get ahead of this issue by whipping out a receipt book (you can buy one at any store like Target, Wal-Mart, Staples, Office Depot, etc) and jot down the work that was performed, materials, hours, amount of people, other expenses, etc.

I hear that some STR businesses are able to classify as actively managed / active income given similar activities.If i were to switch at this point, I would certainly go ahead and pay their fees gladly given that they have already completed the majority of it!

I jumped onto more active REI Q4 22 when i realized some managers had no grasp of a changing environment, and others were way ahead of it.

Do not try to rush it too much, but if you do, you better have adequate reserves to mitigate the risks.My personal rules are to have about 5-10% of equity in reserves, NOT a HELOC reserve.

This allowed me to feel comfortable buying the house and not having to worry about rushing tenants into the property.

The reason was due to non-payment.To protect yourself as the seller, it is advised to make a payment and stay at least 1 payment ahead of your buyer at all times.