Maybe it's so high because the DSCR is negative on paper?

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

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Kyle first off, just because you may have had negative experiences does not mean you try and discourage someone else from attempting it.

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Palo alto the 180 recently traded at 3.2 mil and the 350k one would be over 4 mil.. and would have cash flowed a ton :(  But you know I was at the time afraid of negative cash flow and I did make substantial profits on each that went into my business.. so not all bad.. 

Due to assumption they will be more a draw and negative than a resource. 

They promise my growing Roth IRA account balance becomes a floor and protects my account balance from being negatively impacted by market changes.  

Like you, I also love the design aspect and wide variety of potential renters this type of strategy works for. 

You may already have though about these aspects, but from personal experiecne, here are my 2 cents..Maximize Tax Benefits: One of the major perks of house hacking is the tax advantages.