I'm a beginner with one rental property and looking to expand my portfolio smartly in 2025. 

This does not read as though its a smart investment on the surface, and secondly, there isnt a lender I know of that will lend on renovations that exceed the purchase price, especially a renovation that is 2.3 times the purchase price.

Focus on cash flow, leverage financing smartly, and structure your deals to remain flexible under varying tax conditions.

Financially renting is smart right now but if you want to buy do it. 

I offer WiFi and smart TVs.

Currently, I am using Airbnb smart pricing.

There are ways for the smart, savoy, and willing to educate themselves fast, folks who want to build wealth in real estate to do it now and rather quickly as compared to most other industries.

Adding livable space or smart home features can significantly boost home value.

I like TurboTenant for it's simplicity (and I'm pretty sure it's still free..)I have a client who is a smart-computer-guy not unlike yourself, he has a system for analyzing deals in bulk.

Kowal: One question I always have of anyone selling a wealth building strategy, whether it's a surefire way to trade options, or someone peddling the best algorithim for trading stocks and bonds:  if you are so smart, why do you need to work at selling the product?