Cutting corners in this area is not advisable.

With housing prices skyrocketing, the increasing cost of raw components and lumber, and labor shortages, the idea of owning a piece of income property is just not in the cards anymore for many individuals.

Even if you just do it in the short term, then maybe you'd save 10% there and be efficient enough to cut your vacancy % down to 5?

I'll let a broker do that and earn a cut for their efforts.

We should see rate cuts in 2025, so there should be relief on the way.

Use a DSCR loan and cut those docs in half or more.

You will get an idea of the area, are the yards cut?

Thanks, but we don't care - it's stupid protectionist policies like that which resulted in the NAR lawsuit agreeing to mandatory commissions being cut last month. 

I would also think that a sexual component is in play here being a pool area where people are scantily clad or maybe even skinny-dipping? 

Like Bob said, you'll get pretty good at it in a few years, but there ain't no short-cuts.