Even if a property appears chaotic or disorganized, a creative approach can reveal hidden prospects for big returns

They all lead to a significant negative monthly return due to one or more of the following reasons:1) Asking Price is too high2) Traditional loan rates (FHA and Fannie Mae) are too high and affect total debt payment3) Existing rents are too low, so loan underwriters won't approve.4) Market Rents aren't high enough5) I would like to use the minimum down payment with FHA (3.5%) or Fannie Mae (5%).So, from all of these attempts, my understanding is the only way to make a house hack work in this region where I would at least breakeven on a monthly basis, is to purchase at a significantly lower price, lock in a nice creative deal or bring up my down payment to at least 20%.

Hi all,Yes I see several hosts also vacant and offering below market so I believe it’s a supply and demand issue and not that I’ve cross listed different sites I’m getting inquiries for some reason again.I may have to sell if we’re not consistently booked unless we come up with something creative .I see some landlords trying to sell their units as well.I really appreciate all the helpful comments and tips  here and will pursue them.Thank you BP community! 

As I've informed most of my clients, due to interest rates and overall market conditions, Atlanta has become an appreciation-based investment market unless you're implementing a creative strategy such as rent-by-the-room, STR, MTR, etc. 

The chance was missed, though, but an investor who was more creative and open to chaos took it and made it a home run.When I thought about what happened, I understood how important it is to think outside the box and push yourself.

Hi Wayne,There's creative financing possible in the interest of cashflow. 

By no means am I a genius or market predictor, but we blogged about this happening a couple of years ago.Anyone remember the cupcake craze of over a decade ago?

Jorge,I am by no means bashing you, but it seems like the title company which you hired is perhaps not as familiar with subject to or other creative financing positions.

What are some creative ways I can do my due diligence on the tenants? 

I told my account manager multiple times to make sure they were asking about creative finance options.