The world changes constantly and how much cash or leverage you use should be constantly re-evaluated and decided for yourself.Should you not take a zero percent car loan or credit card?  

I would evaluate the issue in the same way I would if the unit was vacant.

@Chris Mason What criteria do you use when evaluating small mom n pop parks without any financials?

Many people use hard money loans to do the initial purchase and rehab, but I believe those lenders typically want to lend to investors with experience because part of the criteria is evaluating the deal itself and the investors ability to execute.

The other piece to consider with cost segs is the value of the property evaluated and savings generated vs. the cost of the study.

Also, that website looks like a gem for evaluating potential investment areas.

So always make this one of your most significant considerations when evaluating real estate deals.

What is wrong with this website is the majority of people on this site have no idea how to evaluate risk.When you have 25 year old hot shots trying to brag about how easy real estate is only to see them go crying to mommy in five years when they are completely underwater and are like "oh me" - ask me how I know.

totally hear you, pre 2021 in knoxville was a totally different ball game. again depending on your goals and strategies, your expectations aren't unrealistic. some deals may require more of an investment to make the numbers work like one of my student rentals that was a full gut project and took nearly a year to complete yet it spits out 15% cash on cash returns annually and i purchased that late 2022. investing in general is a risky endeavor, it's all relative to ones own risk tolerance depending on their position. we try and make calculated risks and look to evaluate multiple exits before pulling the trigger, yet there is still some risk involved. maybe a reit or syndication is the way to go if you want to be in real estate yet don't want to take on the properties yourself. either way i'm happy to make some local connections. 

And how BP instructs people to navigate, evaluate, and manage rental properties is not sufficient for this post-rate hike '22 era.