Quote from @Tiarra Delaney: Quote from @Wale Lawal: @Tiarra DelaneyYou're in a strong position to grow, and focusing on cash flow and equity will guide your decisions.

This is their full time job and they collect a fee but are still able to pass along strong deals to end buyers.

While it may seem daunting at first, beginning with a clean slate allows you to establish clear expectations and build a strong landlord-tenant relationship from the outset.

@David Naphy With a strong credit score you can do better than 8% on a DSCR based cash out refi today. 

overbuilt. just google Austin and over delivered or overbuilt and you'll find your answer. strong market, expensive land, expensive to build. 

It scores a 100/100 (san juan) on airdna, so it seems to have a strong rental market.3. $$$ going into the island from the new tax incentives.

You can get something that's turnkey or new construction at this price point, and most importantly, there's a strong tenant base ready to rent out these homes.

Gotta work on that reading comprehension, Drew.The second and third sentences of my post are literally:"I lived in Detroit for 5 years before moving out of state, and during that time, I built a strong network of contractors, handymen, and other boots-on-the-ground contacts.

@Lauren MerendinoI strongly believe that your chosen market should be somewhere that you can go to in person / have strong personal knowledge of / have family or a network in already.  

Novices can prosper in distressed properties given a strong support network of brokers, contractors, and financial advisors.