Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Quote from @Michael Lynch: People rarely talk about the amount of effort involved in operating a STR.Never sell a property unless you have a clear plan to reinvest the money into something that will perform better or move you closer to your goals.

It involves renting out extra rooms, adding an ADU, converting unfinished spaces, or splitting the home into a duplex.

Anything that involves a licensed architect or engineer providing a stamp is going to cost something, because they will review the person's work to determine if they're willing to bear the liability for that, and that takes man-hours.My previous firms always flat-out refused to stamp someone else's drawings because they had no idea whether any of it was on the level.

To get started, consider VA loans, which offer 0% down and no PMI, and house hacking, which involves buying a duplex or triplex and renting out the others.

Hey @Matthew Samson, regarding "figuring out the financials" for 0-5 small properties, you can do this easily yourself just using excel or another free method.

So the enemy method is the way to get a good idea.Check AirBNB and VRBO and see what similar properties are doing in the area.Also, Louisville recently tightened up the rules around STRs so check with the city and make sure you are good to go for a particular property.

As a Contractor myself, on my New Constructions I use Lawson windows and I NEVER had a problem with these windows that involves quality, I’ve had problems with the other manufacturers that were mentioned above.

If they ask you to help, then you can get involved.

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