- the rent control will require paying tenants to rehab but that is fairly low cost in the scheme of the rehab value add and sell

There are other concerns of course with a fund whereas you are not in control, but in most instances you will get about the same.If you eventually wanted to make a business out of this and do it full time, then of course there are a lot more advantages to start doing it yourself.

Additionally, for rate-term refinances, many DSCR lenders have no seasoning requirements at all.Easier qualification: DSCR lenders have much lighter qualification requirements than conventional or portfolio lenders, such as no DTI, income verification, or tax return hurdles that can slow down or disqualify loansFlexibility: While conventional and bank lenders are heavily regulated and follow standardized rules, DSCR lenders have much more flexibility and control over their guidelines.

I think that the rent prices will continue to go up because, unfortunately, fewer and fewer people have control of the rental market/own investments.

But monthly or short-term rental is when you want as much control as possible with how you run your home, and should avoid HOA.

Your points are really interesting, especially about Rent Control – that's new to us!

While you can’t completely control who applies to live in your properties, you most definitely can find areas that are popular with students, young professionals, families, etc. 4) just as important as finding the property, you need to have an exit strategy in mind for the property.

When hiring contractors, the key difference compared to employees is the level of control.

You lose control but you aren't being called in the middle of the night to fix a toilet.

All my units are in A/B class neighborhoods with 95% of my tenants in healthcare - nurses/Doctors and all my units are wirelessly controlled with security system, wireless door locks...