My question is can I secure a deposit/holding fee from them 2 months out to hold the property for them. 

Many people are in all kinds of situation where some quick cash is way more important than hold on to a destress property that's not doing anything for them but causing pain. 3.

Have to figure in VAR power etc.In addition, you might see a 345, or higher voltage line and the cost to connect could be prohibitive.

If you are looking at Cash on Cash Return, real estate tends to be a slower growth model (unless you dip your toes into flips instead of buy and hold).

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

As the prices got higher and higher cities like huntsville and chattanooga became the topic of discussion for buy and hold investors and flippers.

If anything or anyone gets weird, the lease is what holds. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

It fits within our buy right criteriaWe own 12 units right next door.Newer vintageThe three beds are in high demand, and we are blowing away the 1% ruleThere is very little cap exWe focus on PPU (profit per unit), and this is going to profit nicely and add to our scale in that part of the marketExit strategy is to refinance our capital out when rates drop, and to hold long term.You have to be willing to take what the defense gives you, and you have to understand all of the investing strategies and know when to use them2021 and 2022, we only did about 200 units, smaller deals, but very profitable and we’ve refinanced all of our capital.2023 was an excellent year. 128 units, 105 units, and 97 units.If you aren’t doing deals, you can always be improving operations, meeting more potential investors, and creating more relationships.Life is like real estate.

.: In addition to the capital gains issue Jeff mentioned, there is cash drag.