Since the properties are occupied and have a current rent, the gross yield seems generally be reliable, along with other statistics easy to find online such as property tax.

If you’re feeling bold buy one that’s a fixer upper and do that a few times.

Real estate involves a lot of understanding of finance, statistics, business best practices, negotiation, technology, and accounting. 

Recent statistics in my market suggest everything was down, except for: 1) prices, and 2) inventory (which has started to creep up).

In big bold letters it said FINAL NOTICEUnderneath was all the typical cash buyer sales copy.This postcard looked like crap.

They believe this because an a/c tech came out and made some pretty bold statements about the safety issues regarding overheating.

Single-family home sales fell 20.2 percent year-over-year, with 6,671 units sold, marking the second straight month of declines fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic;The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes grew from 54 to 58 days;Total property sales dropped 20.7 percent, with 7,917 units sold;Total dollar volume dove 25.9 percent to $2.23 billion;The single-family home average price fell 7.4 percent to $298,199, the first decline since January 2018;The single-family home median price was statistically flat at $249,000;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.5-months supply, down from 4.1 months last May and below the national inventory level of 4.1 months;Townhome/condominium sales dropped 36.0 percent, with the average price down 2.3 percent to $206,146 and the median price up 2.9 percent to $175,000;Single-family home rentals jumped 11.9 percent with the average rent down 2.8 percent to $1,822;Volume of townhome/condominium leases fell 4.6 percent with the average rent down 4.6 percent to $1,586.Source: HAR

The bold will reap the rewards!

US Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/l...

@Mindy Jensen that is a bold guarantee from @Jim K., but he is a bold man.