I'm estimating it at just over 8%. 7.49% cap rate, 5 yr IRR 8.28%, CoC ROI 5.8% I pulled these numbers from the BP Rental Calculator @Nick Hogan So, with my CFO clients, I would then ask them the question, would you rather invest passively in the market and get an 8%-12% annual return or take on more risk and spend more time investing in real estate that is only expected to generate 8.3% annually? 

Is now a good time to get into the DC market?

In some jurisdictions, you are liable for 3 times the value of the property if you lose.

@Chase AlexanderRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

(August 2022)
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.Current Value Estimate: $410,000

Purchase price: $345,000

Cash invested: $5,000

Yearly increasing costs will, in time, eat up any profit they have per unit.

For the longest time, I almost always bought locally. 

We do this all the time.

People who can afford a property like that will buy a home themselves instead of renting(majority of the time).

I was thinking about that as well until I came across doing a trust instead, so next time I'm just going to setup a trust and take that route and have someone else mange the trust while using my llc to protect other assest