Finally, **transparency and trust** are vital; a lender who is upfront about all costs and willing to work through challenges builds long-term relationships with investors.

Closing cost $9,989

if you do not find one, let me know I can send you an attorney we use to create them. probably not going to be the most cost effective, but will get it done. 

STRs can help you bring in more money and they have management built in too. 

Costs 1500/mth, 2.99 fixed, and rents for 2500/mth.

For the better part of two decades I've been involved in real estate in some capacity including but not limited to: mortgage & real estate broker, developer, project manager, STR owner/operator/manager, international investor and beyond. 

Or the housing costs may just be too high to cover your expenses.

How do you assess and manage risk when financing a large-scale fix-and-flip project?

In my experience, REITs are terrible at managing their property.  

Best decision I ever made. they went on to basically lose the portfolio as 2 steps one back.. theft  non pay trashed units.. simply not a sustainable model.I then switched to no debt A class only takes a few of those to hit that magic 10k a month NET cash flow with basically zero drama.. and only a handful of props  to manage  .. owing 50 houses has major work load if they are section 8..