https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in May: Single-family home sales rose 1.0 percent year-over-year, with 8,157 units sold, the second largest one-month sales volume of all time;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes increased slightly from 51 to 52 days;Total property sales edged up 0.6 percent with 9,721 units sold; Total dollar volume increased 2.0 percent to $2.8 billion;The single-family home median price rose 3.4 percent to $243,000, which represents an all-time high;The single-family home average price increased 1.3 percent to a record high of $305,511;Single-family homes months of inventory was flat at a 4.0-months supply, the highest level since last August and equal to the national inventory level;Townhome/condominium sales fell 6.4 percent, with the average price up 2.5 percent to $213,912 and the median price up 3.0 percent to $170,000;Leases of single-family homes declined 1.8 percent with the average rent up 3.7 percent to $1,845;Volume of townhome/condominium leases dropped 22.6 percent with the average rent up 1.0 percent to $1,580.

Or you could simply just include a flat fee in the rent and advertise the units having certain utilities paid for.Offering below list price is difficult (but not impossible) in western WA, so you need to identify other value add opportunities that will decrease expenses or increase cash flow.

I have a nice updated 3 flat with a seperate basement where laundry is located.

I use 10% for management, but have had clients pay everything from 16% (10% plus 1 months rent every lease signing) to a flat $50 / month.The real questions - what value add opportunities are there?

Prices overall are pretty much flat (although individual neighborhoods are still gentrifying) and supply has finally started to increase.

I would say its tougher these days to find easy flips in the multifamily space, but if you are looking to buy/hold for rental income you can cash flow about $1000/mo (after debt service) on a $500,000 building (4-6 flat) in several areas.  

Hello,I am in the process of beginning to search for a 2-3 flat in Chicago that my wife and I can live in and simultaneously rent out the other unit(s).

I only look to this exit when my primary buyers pass on a deal (if they are interested, I pay an agent a flat fee to conduct my business)....My primary buyers pass a lot on deals because they are buy n hold investors, so the numbers are different than fix n flip numbers.

The vast majority of my bookings are on Airbnb and I made the amateur move of paying the flat fee to Homeaway when I signed up.

Hi Team,My family and I have decided to put my Tuscany villa up for sale.It is located in Italy, not far from Florence, and includes 4 independent flats, 30 hectares of land, as well as vineyards, olive groves, a river and a lot to build a restaurant.I would want to avoid the traditional route of going to a mainstream agent and wish for luck.