In today's market it will tough to find a tenant at 3 times.

This is becoming more true for government employees clearly given the recent "Use It" act which will require 400,000 government employees to go from a remote to a hybrid role which started in January of 2024 and will continue to ramp up as time goes on (Source 1, Source 2)This trend will continue as companies realize more increasingly they need to be at least hybrid to be competitive.

Always curious how others strategize around that.Great question, I make sure that I can hold on during those tough times and don't take on too much that I can't chew.I always try to have a longterm vision and think of the property in a 10-20+ year viewpoint.

The first rehab he led turned out nice, but at times was rough because we have a different relationship than most employee/employer.  

.- bank integration (download transactions) a must- no employees, so don't need payroll- if it'll bill that's awesome.

Albeit your self employeed which I get it there is a certain amount of freedom to that..

It's been a tough market for high or maybe any cashflow with decent A/B properties in some parts of Houston, BUT the long-term equity growth is what makes these type of investments very positive in the long-run!

Tough pill to swallow.

@Roy Kinzer Rent control in NJ can be a tough pill to swallow and unfortunately has caused many of my deals to fall apart quickly once buyers/future landlords realize how strict the controls can be.

This is a tough situation!