Quote from @Daniel Tanasa: Another option is to get a small cash out refinance from the house you plan on fixing up, if is in financeable condition, and use that to fix it up, while still cash flowing.

Ensure that the cash flow from short-term rentals will cover your expenses.Ultimately, it depends on balancing location, property condition, and cash flow goals.

Several investors that have bought from me have used that exact strategy.

That advice is to actually not push or pull but to figure out how she really wants support and try to meet her exactly where she currently is.

You can make minor adjustments based on the type of appliances (dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer, air conditioning, etc.) and the size of the rental.

It's pretty easy to see that real estate proces peaked around 2007-2008 and then crashed during the Great Recession.Around 2011-2012 prices started to recover and got back to their pre-Crash highs around 2015-2016, but really 2018-2019 when adjusted.So, why are newbies reading books written BEFORE 2019 and thinking that you can still successfully invest using the EXACT advice in these relatively "old" books?

@John LasherI don't know your exact situation. 

The problem with apps running comps is that they can't see inside the homes (or smell them lol), or evaluate the exact location, or understand the local market on an intimate level to know what's next door or around the corner and predict the market value and ARV accurately like only an experienced local Realtor, appraiser or expert investor can.

Your location, your list, your approach, market conditions, time of year etc.The only thing I can tell you with 100% certainty is you'll need to SMS a lot more people than you will need to cold call.

Thanks @Erik Hitzelberger , exactly.