The simple days of sourcing and acquiring traditional long-term rentals are few and far between.

I like it better than traditional mailers because of the photograph of the house you are targeting. 

Hey everyone, as I'm sure you all know, it's hard to find properties that cash flow (or really even come close to 0) with the traditional 20% down and 7% interest rate that we currently have.

Students need housing year-round, and new students arrive each academic year.Higher Rents: Student rentals can often command higher rents per bedroom compared to traditional rentals.

A house that cheap is going to be difficult to finance with traditional methods.

@Andrew Lopez, in MANY cases for the numbers on a BRRRR deal to work out the property needs to be very distressed and often not eligible for a traditional loan for the initial purchase.

I have not done any “Traditional Investor” deals.

This can be a good option if your W2 income doesn’t qualify you for traditional loans.6.

I no longer qualified for traditional financing because I already own many rental properties and my DTI was high for the bank, so I purchased these in a business entity with a trusted private investor and was able to refi the 1st property/sell the 2nd property to pay back my investor and ultimately keep the better property for zero money down.

- What are the downsides for the landlord, compared to a traditional residential lease to a family for instance?