In San Antonio, I worked alongside an investor who converted an abandoned office building into modern apartments, leveraging tax incentives for adaptive reuse.The Right Moment to ActEconomic shifts in 2025 present a golden opportunity for innovative investors.

They also hide their markups3) Biggest challenge with owners & maintenance, is owners think everything "takes only 5 minutes".

My biggest rule it to pay off the heloc as soon as possible because the rate is variable and its much safer to be in a locked in mortgage.

What’s your biggest challenge so far in analyzing those deals?

I’d love to hear from fellow self-managing landlords about the biggest lessons you’ve learned along the way—whether it’s handling difficult move outs, maintenance strategies, or unique ways to streamline day-to-day operations.

You never know how much is LP equity, how much is GP equity (paid up vs sales incentive).

pretty warm right now, biggest problem is most of our inventory has been bought so we are waiting on more multifamilies to hit the market.

Look at insurance and tax costs, those two items are the biggest killer of cash flow.

Second biggest mistake is failing to realize these construction loans allow draws on improvements meaning cash expenditures are required before the first draw can be issued.

The biggest difference to me is that YOU have control of every aspect of an active investment, while somebody else is in “control” of a passive investment.