If your local market is very active and homes are selling fast, you may be able to get by with doing less.Your Home’s Condition: If your home is vacant or has a unique layout, using a professional stager who can bring in the right furniture and accessories may help buyers truly visualize its full potential.Your Budget: Talk to your agent to get an idea of staging costs in your area, as it can be the difference between your house selling and sitting.

Due to the nature of the shorter lease terms, I am spending an excessive amount of time updating my Excel spreadsheet, MLS, business website, Airbnb, VRBO, and other platforms.

To get started with fix and flips, first define your criteria, including location, property type, and budget.

I'm not opposed to spending the money and have a demo scheduled with them this week, but was curious if anybody else has other data providers that they like better for more niche areas of distress such as bankruptcy, probate, divorce, code violations etc. that I can stack with my current data.I have submitted right-to-know requests with the local counties but only certain information is available and can be cumbersome.

It is easy to spend thousands of dollars in marketing and have nothing to show for it.

@Colin Ford Spend a good amount of time building your team in Florida.

Frankly I would be less excited at spending any kind of money on a place that I don't own.

Personally, I'd spend a little more if I knew there was significant value add there.

Spend the time, make the effort, and (hopefully) reap the rewards.

Even if a software is free or cheap, it's the time investment getting things set up and then tweaking it for the first few months that is the real "spend".