Many individuals of power want to voice their opinions and push measures to make things "better" yet they aren't involved enough in the business to understand what happens day to day and how these measures effect the big picture.

Most lenders will want to see 1.2 or higher.I view the debt service coverage ratio as a measure of risk, and at this stage of the market am personally a little more focused on that than cash-on-cash return or some other measure of return (IRR, cap rate, etc.).I guess that's a long way of saying, even though you can do more deals with a lower down payment (higher LTV), make sure you don't over-leverage and that you're OK with those fixed mortgage payments, even if rents were to go down.

Fourth progress payment of $5,000 will be collected after cabinets are installed and countertops have been measured.  6.

Step One:  Direct interested parties to go online to my single-property website and look at my professional still photos, my high-res, 3D, Matterport Tour - including a Walk-Through Video (available inside the Matterport Tour and posted as a separate MP4 video on YouTube or Vimeo), look at my floor plans w/measurements and look at all of my 360 panoramic photos for the exterior of the property. 

What I do (with interest rate increases and cap rate expansion) is  to look at the 20 year historical trend and measure the greatest change in the other direction in the same time frame.

Set measurable goals and hold yourself accountable.Best of luck to you moving forward! 

Low rent burden - measured as the percent of a tenants gross income that goes to rent. 3.

I’m sure she’d love to chat this out with anyone interested.BRIEF ASIDE (because oil and gas are not the biggest part of the machine that is broken)— The GDP is a measure of production… not welfare.

As a self-defense measure, we are examining our resident’s employment, looking to see how many of our residents work in the hospitality, entertainment, restaurant and airline industries so that we are aware of our exposure to future rent defaults by residents employed in industries most likely to see job/hour cuts.  

Also when I cut trim, or other carpentry I let them measure and mark the boards.