I learned that in order for my investing business to be successful I needed three important ingredients: (1) Money (2) Quality contractors (3) Off market properties.That led me to concentrated on finding deals that the numbers worked within, even with rates at 12%+ and up to 4 points for short-term money, and in areas where quality contractors wanted to do work.

Commercial deals focus on the numbers, location in terms of population density and logistics, quality of construction, etc..

Hi Maria,When flipping properties, cutting costs on materials can significantly boost your profit margins, however, you always want to maintain a minimum quality so my first advise on how to spend less is to plan the rehab in a way that optimizes the value return you're getting.

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Not really. google "how to find cash buyers site:www.biggerpockets.com" to find multiple topics and lists of methods that work in Wake county.

I own a small (72 unit) multi family in OKC and have seen vacancies go up and we have had to start increasing specials and extra items to attract quality residents to fill unit. 

Maybe my expectations are too high due to the quality of my property manager.Do you agree that a PM should be proactively pointing out future maintenance issues, or am I expecting too much as well?

The BRRRR method of real estate investing continues to be one of the most-used strategies in 2023.

I have met with some of the CCIM folks locally and they all seem like quality folks.  

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