Hire a contractor or GC with clear terms for execution and completion.Secure financing early, whether through cash, private lenders, or hard money loans, ensuring reserves are included for unexpected expenses.

When you find a sponsor you like, do yourself a favor and get clear on what your experience will be like AFTER you have invested.Does the sponsor have a communication plan?

That being said, this could mostly be cleared up if you're able to conversate with the person. 

@Guenevere F.When I started in rental property investing, I found it crucial to set clear goals, leverage existing skills, and focus on scaling gradually.

Trusting a GC can work if you thoroughly vet them, use a detailed contract with clear milestones, and establish systems for accountability.

Our needs got clearly defined last week when we tallied up the rehab cost on a midsized flip project, at $51k vs the $40k max we had budgeted.

However, as must as we strive for a hotel like experience we are not a hotel and we make that clear in listing and our welcome letter. 

I have 10 water front lots on a trout river in WNC with mountain views, they are cleared. i have the site permit, i have the well and septic permits.

But, since I've been in a holding pattern waiting on the Florida builds, I haven't seen a clear path forward to purchase another house while waiting for the builds to finish.That really doesn't answer the question of why you decided that your "plan" was to buy one property per year. 

Hey @Reeves Bennett - BRRRR is a great strategy, just to be crystal clear, it will take 2 different loans to complete.