I personally think you can successfully market both your property management (PM) and buy/sell real estate services under one brand if you position them correctly.

You could tap the $400k of equity in your primary, but that's a slippery slope with the little financial discipline you appear to have and could quickly lead to bankruptcy.

(wisconsin)How can I best position myself in this deal where the lender is comfortable and we have a solid prefab, but also workable to where I can keep my sale price competitive and build costs down.This lot is within spitting distance of the lake.

@Andy Ptak when jumping into the industry you have a few choices:1) Start at the bottom2) Leverage your experience to convince someone to give you a chance3) Decide between:--- Big companies who will usually start you at the bottom--- Small companies that will more like to a chance on hiring you for an above entry level position.

1.5ML in equity and we are house hacking this property.

In a way, I think the BRRRR process is really the process of "adding value" to a property and then pulling out that forced equity as much as you can.

That way, you build equity and cash flow at the same time.Feel free to reach out if you want to run any numbers or talk through a deal.

My interest rate and purchase price wouldn’t allow for positive cash flow unless I charged an unreasonable rent—or put about $500K toward the principal, which isn't ideal.I’m a high earner, so I’m weighing my options:Take the loss ($60K-$100K), buy another house, and chalk this up to a hard lesson learned.Refinance, put more money into it, and rent it out long-term—even if it’s not immediately profitable.Invest my money elsewhere and try to make peace with staying here for several years.Would love to hear thoughts from anyone with experience in real estate, financial strategy, or noise mitigation.

Buyers and investors who position themselves early will have the advantage over those waiting on the sidelines.For those looking to secure financing or explore investment opportunities, now is the time to build relationships, line up funding sources, and identify target properties before competition increases

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Section 8: Rents are too high for the program and cash paying tenants are better overall.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsSection 8: Rents are usually too high for the program.Class C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.