I'm also an investor and have brokered many, many deals.  10% to 15% seems to be the right figure for my properties and for the clients I have represented.  

Quote from @Lorraine Hadden: I have client who are try to wait for interest rates to come down rather than buying what they can afford for the best rate and hold.

Hi Nirek - I deal with a lot of clients in your similar situation.

I work with a property management company in NJ and we see a lot of success with our clients holding long-term rentals. https://www.tvdhousing.com/Welcome to BP! 

but I had a few thousand transactions in my experience bucket and I did it for one client only..  

I tapped out my client pool of investors and began to seek private capital for equity and I keep hitting walls. 

These can make crunching numbers a bit more difficult because due to the guessing game. 

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I don't want to mess up with my first clients.... 

I’d love to hear from fellow self-managing landlords about the biggest lessons you’ve learned along the way—whether it’s handling difficult move outs, maintenance strategies, or unique ways to streamline day-to-day operations.