What is your ideal number of bedrooms in a SFR?

[Account Closed]

Alright so obviously more bedrooms means more tenants and more rent. However, it also usually means lower rent per tenant, so you have to deal with more potentially bad tenants. I also personally feel like when there are a bunch of people in a house, it is more likely to get beat up.

[Marcus Auerbach]

I agree with you @Account Closed! In our market 3 is the ideal number. 4 bedrooms often attract groups of adults that are looking to rent hack. And 2 bedrooms limits your ability to attract families. Our goal is the most amout of rent revenue (and value/equity/debt) with the least amount of tenants. I'd rather finish a basement for the long Wisconsin winters, before I add another bedroom. I also think that kids can be more destructive than pets, and while I get to charge a pet fee, there is no income in more kids.