Is it better to be  referred to one than to continue wasting time looking for one?

Are you going to continue to live close by?  

All told, cash flow will be a function of your down payment and your management of the property.FL tourism continues to flourish. 

you need a big funnel for any strategy in which you evaluate leads, and to continuously be ruling deals out - and to be happy you're doing so, not frustrated. 

Instead of continuing to hire remediation contractors you should hire a hygenist to come in, do some testing and provide a remediation plan.

I own 4 doors here in the Midwest and am excited to add more doors as I continue this investing journey.

But the South continues to dominate in overall volume, with 423,000 new-home sales on a seasonally adjusted annual basis.

Chris, Agreed & I see a VERY low probability that interest rates will be in 4s or 5s in 2025, so those deals with variable rate debt will likely continue to bleed.

For example we pay our own income taxes, broker splits and all of our other expenses directly out of what we make including required E&O insurance, MLS dues, licensing fees, Board of Realtor dues, continuing education costs, marketing, advertising, office fees/rent, transaction coordinator/ assistant fees, health insurance, car insurance and maintenance, gas, tires, software, retirement fund, etc.We are not W2 employees with payroll taxes already taken out of our paychecks, company-paid health insurance and matching retirement account plus a guarantee of at least 40 hours paid work per week, sick pay, paid vacation… none of that.So if you’re thinking you’ll be able to pay an hourly wage typical of a W2 hourly employee like $50-85/hr… that’s definitely not going to work.

Inflation continues to be elevated, even if it's under the 2022 levels.