Those are the markets I invest in and I'm seeing roughly 10-20% cash on cash on the deals I do.

Right now, I’m especially interested in:How investors are finding and structuring deals in today’s marketCreative financing strategies that actually work in 2025Building strong, long-term relationships in real estateI’d love to connect with others who are in the trenches, learning, growing, and figuring out the best ways to build wealth through real estate.

Airdna can provide average figures for these rates.Step 3: Identify and add the right amenities to differentiate your listing and boost occupancy.Example:I manage a 450-square-foot cottage in Sandwich, MA (Cape Cod) and offer an amenity that outshines the competition.

I know that you do a great job smoothing out any "rough spots" in the lending process, so that certainly helps when the deal starts to go sideways... 

I figured if I was going to owe Capital Gains, a HELOC would make sense since you don't have to pay Capital Gains on debt service.

One thing I’ve realized about real estate is that it’s less about “knowing everything” and more about figuring things out as you go.

One of my goals is to go through my past tax returns, and figure the ROI my rental properties with taking into account the tax savings (I typically calculate the ROI on net cashflow at the end of the year)I have a W2 so I generally aim to maximize my pre-tax accounts - 401k, HSA, IRA to a backdoor Roth IRA, 529My "losses" would be passed forward since I don't qualify as a RE professional nor have active RE losses.

At the same time you're figuring that all out, get your brother and friend under a lease, or at least, a written agreement both parties can agree on.

well, there are gurus and wannabes that's for sure, but if everyone did some research they could figure that out and get the right people to guide them.

Unfortunately, he got behind on property taxes and was struggling to keep up with maintenance, so the place was in rough shape.