I assume 5%, 10%, 5%, and 5% to be very conservative.

She is being much more conservative than I but that may be a very good thing.

So I can do most of the work myself with the help of my brother and dad.Details about the house:Asking price: $230,000Layout: Upstairs is 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath which can land a conservative $1300 in my area.

Having this in mind will also affect the decision making process when analyzing the location, the projected monthly rents, etc.Just be conservative in your underwriting and implement strategies to protect the downside before anything else.Good luck!

@Amy Jo Holweger be conservative with rents when you run your numbers. $2300 in the "rougher part of town" sounds pretty high.

Anything extra is gravy at the end of the year. be conservative.2) Just model the potential increase into you numbers. 2%-5% annually3) Where in the loop?

Thats a reasonable loan and is conservative for downside risk.

I will say that I'm pretty conservative, so a variable rate would make me nervous..

Going to look tomorrow but Say ARV of each house is 100k sold separately They rent for 700 conservatively.

I agree most of them have been conservative offers but not low balled any of them.