When you go with a company, it may be a month before the mailing goes out since they  stage and batch the mailings in order to use bulk mailing at the post office.2.

Prorate the rent for the first month.   

Then many years for the equity position to be recovered.2) let’s go no financing and use 50% rule so $900/month after sustained expenses

So every month we have a member of our team reach out to investors to check in and see if they have questions, wish them a happy anniversary for investing and just check in…..Over the past few months we have had multiple investors panic on calls noting “please don’t tell me my investment is gone” (NOTE as we mention above not purpose of call), as several have noted they cannot take another complete loss on investment.

pid=2141Houston Real Estate Highlights for December and Full-Year 2024:-Following two consecutive years of declines, single-family home sales rebounded in 2024 with 85,163 single-family homes sold compared to 84,038 in 2023 an increase of 1.3 percent; -Total property sales for full-year 2024 were statistically flat at 101,864 units while the total dollar volume increased 3.1 percent to $41 billion;-December single-family home sales climbed 16.3 percent year-over-year with 7,162 units sold;-Total December property sales increased 13.6 percent to 8,478 units;-Total dollar volume for December rose 20.5 percent to $3.5 billion;-The single-family home median price edged up by 1.3 percent to $334,290 while the average price increased 5.0 percent to $425,150;-Single-family homes months of inventory expanded to a 4.0-months supply;-The townhome/condominium market experienced declining sales throughout 2024, and in December, volume declined 5.8 percent, with the average price up 2.5 percent to $268,152 and the median price statistically flat at $234,250;-Townhome/condominium inventory improved from a 3.5-months supply to 5.4 months.

If it's a flip, I'd look at the best flips in the closest mile radius sold in the last 6 months.

If you're not worried about current income but rather monthly cash flow, I'd recommend a 1-4 MF property.

I dont allow tenants to move in without first month rent and security deposit paid by cashier check .

you are going up against people and companies that spend thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars a month in marketing. 

Over 2K a month in costs savings to the building.