Don't know about anyone else, but I feel like my personal daily battle is between doing what is urgent and fuels my raging undiagnosed ADHD, or what is actually important.I've done a ton of work on this over the past almost 4 years, and still am nowhere that I think I need to be, but I'm at least getting to a level of awareness I don't think I ever had before and that is a win in my book.  

In the last month and half, I've been working supporting a local real estate investor, which only goes to fuel my passion for getting into this business. 

Randy I am afraid rates will go up a bit after Powell's press conference as he may indicate that they are likely going to pause on fed funds rate cuts. 

For the 10 year period spanning November 2014-2024, single-family prices in Austin nearly doubled, yielding an annualized appreciation rate of ~9% in that period.With inflation nearing its 2% target and signs of a slowing labor market, The Federal Reserve recently made its third cut to the federal funds rate since the start of the COVID pandemic.

The harsh truth is that you are not cut out for this business.

I would be cutting it pretty close.

That doesn't cut it for me.

You can say a knife is dangerous because it can cut yourself with it.

Sometimes it's best to cut your losses and move on.

.- Most contractors will cut corners, or worse, once they figure out they won't be watched closely:( Your job will also go to the bottom of their priority list.Monitoring progress is relatively easy: hire that same inspector to go by weekly or before any payments to take a VIDEO of:1) What was done2) Quality of workmanshipOne other thing you didn't ask about, payments to contractors.- They all want 50% down or as much as they can squeeze out of you.