And in states that allow deposits and then settle up competition is higher as the price of entry is so low 5 to 20k deposits to bid.. now if you dont finalize you lose the money and can be fined as its illegal to bid and not close.

Finally, network with other investors and start small to gain experience.

The worst experience we've had was with a flat roofer (very common roof type in Chicago) we finally wrapped up, after waiting almost two years for them to finish/fix something. 

So this bank did the final part of their underwriting 2.5 months into the process while my 2nd lender (the one that I finally went with) was able to give me the green-light after only 2 weeks...

We have put together forms that allow us to scope out properties on a walk thru and be pretty close to the final cost. 

I send a text to introduce myself and ask if we can answer any questions about the listing or to support them in finalizing their booking.We follow up with an e-mail reiterating the same information.  

The actual cost of the turn is $2,843.17 but the security deposit returned to you is $1,650 (may change slightly on finalized intent to claim proceedings.) 

You also need a detailed explanation of each cost item to solidify a clear scope of work for that specific task.Experienced general contractors provide computerized plans to show the current existing conditions and the proposed final floor plan.

We finally closed our physical office in 2024.

But given my parenthetical statement, and this shows where perhaps you may have less experience in the STR world, for no valid reason, your preferred platform can make a unilateral, unfounded decision to ban you and there goes your business.Which brings me to my final point.