@Joseph Leibovitch  What are you looking to do with the potential funds? 

First-time homebuyer-level SFHs are such a sweet spot for liquidity and demand, especially when the market gets tight.Quick question—when you're doing the homework for a potential deal, what's your go-to checklist for deciding if it’s a flip or a hold?

Consulting a tax professional now can help structure ownership and financing efficiently, ensuring you take full advantage of deductions, depreciation, and potential tax-saving strategies like 1031 exchanges in the future.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

That said, weigh the cost of renovations against the potential increase in appraisal.

Is saving the fee a PM charges worth the potential thousands in cost and headaches?

We have specific and unyielding criteria for this, which we provide to all potential borrowers in advance.

The impact of not having F/f financing is large (>10%) if the appraiser recognizes this potential issue.  

I wrote a letter to the HOA yesterday explaining why the door was needed, how security would be very tight, and how the HOA itself could potentially be responsible for any ADA fines/penalties if they are found to the "barrier to access" for ADA as they control the lobby.We have a tenant lined up and obviously this is causing a major issue. 

You can then measure the cash flow impact versus the potential cash you would obtain upon a sale.

I've been trying to save up for what could potentially go wrong like cap ex things.