You cross the street the neighborhood changes dramatically.

You can learn a lot on BP, but a local meetup and like-minded friends will be a big boost. 

I feel that east Raleigh works better for flippers at the moment, and that given recent news of the Downtown South project, path of progress will boost appreciation on the southern side of downtown next.Kane is about 2 weeks away from closing on the Downtown South land.

A slight tweak, like showing a refinance in year 2 as part of your pro forma instead of year 3-4, can magically boost a 13% IRR deal to 16-17%.

What specific strategies have you implemented to boost bookings for your short-term rentals as of late?

I have spent about $100 boosting on facebook marketplace.

This will both kick the gains down the road, move them to capital tax rates, plus reduce your living expenses dramatically.  .  

That protects us on dramatic increases, but it would be unlikely that much would happen during a 4-6 month build time.What kind of wait lists are you experiencing?

As the podcast may have mentioned, it is a tool is best suited for small DIY landlords (and their teams) to keep track of things like rent payments + leases, but it also offers several other tools as well (ie. listing the property to 10+ major listing sites; a scheduler to schedule showings at the property with prospective tenants; comprehensive tenant screening options with reports pulled directly from TransUnion; the ability for tenants to boost their credit score up to 40+ points for on-time rent payments with our CreditBoost feature; and maintenance ticket tracking with automated messaging).

Thanks in advance for your advice/opinions.Purchase: $136,000 - Jan 2021Current Loan Balance: $126,585 30-yr fixed Mortgage (3.875%): $979 PITILTR Monthly Rent: $1595/mo Cash-Flow: $1595 (rent) - $979 (PITI) - $200/mo (CapEx/PM/Repair/Vacancy/Contingency) = $335/moThis leaves me with an approximate RoI: 9% and RoE: 4%Estimated Current Market Price (Dec 2023): $230-240,000Estimated Post-Sale Equity: $ 90,000 - 100,000Key assumptions:- The area the current property is in is not suitable for transition to MTR/STR strategy to boost current cash-flow.- I do not live in the KCMO area and do not have the option to house hack/owner occupy any new purchase.- With current investment property HELOC rates in the 10-15% range, I do not see this as a viable option currently to access my equity position.- My 15 year goal (currently in year 3) is to replace my current income with stable passive real estate cash-flow and retire.