This deal taught me to always budget for contingencies and reinforced the value of a great team!

This deal taught me the importance of overestimating rehab costs and always having a solid team of professionals on How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

That plus his willingness to communicate with anyone who asks him questions and his team are very  praiseworthy.

We have a team there that makes us quite efficient.

We understand that tax complexities can be challenging, but our experience shows that many of these barriers can be overcome with a strong local team.

If you're using the builder's contract form, rest assured it will be very one-sided in the builder's favor.3.

This is what we tell members:  These teams have a track record with us.

Do you think its helpful & necessary for upskilling teams or is the industry not in need of it?

Lenders set their own terms which can be more favorable to investors with a lot of properties. 

We took the reverse action and started lowering asking rents until they moved.I suspect the reason that one property of yours turned quickly is because your asking rent was very favorable vs. local competition.