Next consider the rent that the business will pay and determine if that number will support the debt service, expenses and a sufficient profit to entice investors to want to be owners.

Even 50% down was not enough to entice them.

Since it's the new "shiny object" and it's enticing to the "get rich quick" set, it will expand quickly and then it will blow over and leave a pile of broken contracts and unpaid mortgages and lawsuits in its wake.

But I will say even those deals that are "off market", haven't been enticing enough.

They are a classification that online sites like foreclosure.com and Zillow use to entice buyers into contacting someone to make a deal.

I've got a great cleaner for my primary who I've already began discussions with for the STR.  30% is insane and I've heard industry standard is 20-30% that's why that 10% was enticing but I'm glad that I reached out to the community.   

yea, I fully understand that I hope they accept cash when I offer but living rent-free for months is going to be very enticing.

I am sure you will see some ads that the province of Nova Scotia is doing to entice people to move there if they work from home.

An inexpensive property can be enticing but if the local tax rate is high, it eats into your profit.

To make things even more enticing, other student housing units, depending on location and finish quality, range from $9,000 to $11,000 compared to the $8,500 this one rents for.