This meant I couldn’t pursue the driver personally and had to rely on their car insurance, which settled for $25K—their maximum coverage.Unfortunately, the crash added $77K in unexpected costs, including $41K in repairs and extended holding costs.

The turn will typically cost at least one 1 month rent and then the freshening/repair costs.

Repairs: Add a pool ($65K).

(you gotta get the wife on board first😁)I probably won’t do an OOS BRRRR yet but maybe something that the repairs are not as extensive if I can find a deal with working numbers.Tanks for the response. 

If the age of your equipment is older, or it stops functioning, those repairs can also add up.

Hard Money will usually finance 90% of your purchase price and 100% of your repair cost up to 70 or 75% ARV (after repair value).

Quote from @Neeta Agrawal: For context, we gave the tenant a 60-day notice for non upkeep and no repair communication in 2023 and then extended it for 30 days upon his realtor's request, setting the move-out for May 31, 2023.

It doesn't cover any loss of income due to your rental being repaired.

Self-managed but outsourcing repairs and maintenance 8%, self-managed DIY repairs and maintenance 10%.

Mine was also out of state, in a town I’d never visited, and I relied heavily on videos from my agent.This sounds like a tough first deal, but it seems like you have some capital on the side, which will be useful as you face the upcoming challenges and learn from those expensive early mistakes.Regarding the subject of this post, “help me adjust my expectations,” I’d recommend assuming that; repairs will cost twice as much as you estimate, maintenance and vacancy rates will likely double from your initial projections, there’s a very real chance you may lose money on this deal.That said, there are ways to mitigate these risks by:- Keep asking questions here on BP and connecting with local experts- Stay proactive and communicative with your agent and property manager.And remember “Inspect what you expect.”Im not trying to discourage you but to help reset your expectations.