I had to spend more that I estimated, it took a little longer to rehab, the appraisal came in a little lower that my estimation, not a perfect BRRRR.

Timing that pivot perfectly is a challenge, but might be some opportunities there in 2025.As an agent and investor myself, the only thing I've found that makes the most sense in today's market in Atlanta is..... 

Your first deal doesn’t have to be perfect or a home run, but almost any decent deal will probably be better than paying rent for another 2 years while inflation continues to be on the higher than average side.

For instance, if you expect to get the money back because you found a home-run BRRRR deal, this would make perfect sense.It also depends if your first property is a primary residence. 

For someone like me who wants to buy and hold long term with an exit strategy of turning properties into pensions some day when I'm old by selling through seller finance when the properties are paid off - $1,000 cash flow per month with low or no down payment and 1% interest is the perfect deal for me. 

BiggerPockets is the perfect place to connect with like-minded professionals and expand your knowledge in this field.

That's already hard enough so why look for perfection (which doesn't exist anyway) and often leads to inaction.

The job is a perfect fit for me and something I would love. 

Real Estate is hard, and nothing goes perfectly.

Detroit is known as the highest rent to price ratio in the country…and we’ve found the perfect balance of price/location within the area.