We were particularly interested in this deal because it involved a light rehab, which is less complex and time-consuming compared to more extensive renovations.

It really sucks, sorry, it's tough to sell right now with the interest rates, even tougher on the higher value properties, even with extensive marketing which I'm sure your agent is doing.  

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

The pitch was basically $15,000 for 0.5 acre parcel on an under-performing commercial coffee farm his group acquired with the expectation of a conservative 13% annual yield.

No lender can run a formal credit inquiry (hard pull) for the extension of credit without an application for credit.

This is a great time to update your lease to (a) a month-to-month contract, so that you can ask anyone to leave if they are messing up the feng shui, and (b) add a non-smoking clause.I have written extensively on the merits of MTM leases here on BP, so you can read about my rationale if you'd like.Here's my non-smoking clause:SMOKING: Smoking is prohibited inside your unit or in any interior common areas.

As a real estate agent in Florida I am not aware of any laws in place here that make it illegal to perform rental arbitrage on airbnbs.

The duplex I got using my VA is by far the best-performing one on a cash-on-cash return since I didn't have to put a downpayment. 

During the recent period of low interest rates I acquired some rentals with a 15% down payment in order to stretch my cash further toward down payments on additional properties.This helped with the down payments and my math showed that even with a little higher interest rate compared with 20% down and the PMI until I was able to remove that this would still be the wiser choice. 

Monitor and OptimizeEvaluate Performance: Regularly assess the performance of your investments against your goals.Adjust Strategies: Adapt your strategies based on market conditions and lessons learned from previous investments.9.