Facing challenges with lead generation and effective, budget-friendly marketing strategies.Quick Background:Transition from lease options to real estate wholesaling.Limited success with high-cost marketing methods.Struggling with motivation and focus in this solo venture.Looking For:Affordable marketing ideas specific to real estate wholesaling.Strategies for generating leads on a tight budget.Advice on maintaining focus and drive in the industry.Any insights or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated!

If anyone has apartment sector specifics on potential loan rate resets, please post the details.From Avison Young, about the 2023Q4 Raleigh-Durham office market report, "Class A availability has reached a post covid high (27.3%) as demand for office space slows and occupiers decrease overall hiring." 

The theory is the increase in value on all properties plus the rents go up each year so that profit margin gets bigger each year.

I don't recommend using a lease template unless it's specific to Chicagoland.

@Sandra Gutierrez no offense, but it's scary that you are asking this question and not more specific DIY management questions.Do you even have an idea of what you don't know?

Agreed,Lot's of deals to be found in Ohio.Tougher nowadays but still enough to stay busy.Just to answer the OP's initial question also.Loosing on a deal in the first few years is risky business.When I first started investing in 2010 and back home in Australia, I built a large portfolio and fairly quickly.Lot's of debt...Monthly mortgages where costing me more than I was generating in income.It was a slow bleed so I decided to liquidate and move to cashflow friendly markets in the US (Specifically Ohio).In hindsight, those same properties if owned today would have made me millions in capital gain profits.So if you are looking for an appreciation play, make sure to have enough income from your W2 or other means to withstand the slow monthly bleed until the properties appreciate so much that you end up being in the green even tho you bled monthly.Again, very risky business IMO.Much success

But all of that is hypothetical without seeing the property and evaluating the best method to sell.Definitely try and give some more specific numbers so you can get advice and opinions on whether keeping the property is the right move (I suspect that it is).

Now your area's number, and the house size will depend on your area's specifics, and the above $/ft2 are only an example.

., rental income or capital gains), the portion of the income attributable to the financed amount may be subject to UBIT.UBIT Threshold: There is a specific threshold for UBIT, and not all income generated from debt-financed property triggers UBIT.

The 1099-S you received at closing reflects the full sales price because it's reporting the total amount received from the sale before any specific deductions or payments.For tax purposes, you would need to consider the net proceeds from the sale.