Rinse and repeat.

Anticipating guest needs is key to securing great reviews and repeat bookings.

If you are newer I'd suggest a house hack unless you can rinse/repeat this process again. 

Sugar wins a lot more deals than vinegar.  

We are planning to live in one unit and rent the other half out of a duplex, then rinse and repeat this process as many times as possible over the next 5-10 years.

.+  Buy more, repeat.

Now you repeat that process until it's paid off.Disadvantages:It took a while for me to set up.Bank account is always low, lol.People can spend a lot with that amount of credit.People think I'm weird when I tell them DId you analyze what would happen if you moved all of that money you were using to pay off a heloc, not get a heloc and put that money in a treasury or other type of account that got you 6% interest or invest in an ETF or something lower risk?

Enter a strong rental town with lower cost housing, fix it up nicer than most stuff in town & lease (and repeat over and over). 

I'm a huge believer we can learn from each other and not repeat the same actions.

Transitioning from Individual Deals to a Scalable ModelScaling up your distressed property portfolio means more than just increasing the number of deals; it’s about creating effective, repeatable systems that minimize risks while maximizing returns.