This means the rental rates are average nothing to write home about, but the increase you'll get in appreciation is amazing, but not liquid until you sell. 

This is tough to do with today's high prices and mortgage rates, which is why so many investors have slowed down or stopped investing until the market turns favorable again.Below is an example of a single-family home in Allentown.

How do I know the vacancy rate / how long it took to find renters for comparable properties?

Also, HELOC rates are variable, so rising rates could increase your costs.The biggest challenge is timing.

The short version is that you want a strong and diverse job market, low unemployment rates, a growing population, low vacancy rates and new development, affordability/cost of living, real estate laws and court system, good schools, and low crime.Check out the videos from Dave Meyers with BiggerPockets.

Hard Money  = There is nothing wrong with taking a hard money loan at a higher interest rate as long as you have an exit plan and can really drive to a time table to not turn that hard money loan into a long term loanDSCR - Pre-Payment Term: I see a lot of lenders sling out the 5 year pre-payment term to flash the lowest rate which could be an investor in a pickle if they need to do something different with the lending portion of the property in the future.

While evictions are part of the business, that rate is far beyond normal.

10 year adjustable rate mortgage How did you add value to the deal?

DENVER — Rent costs in the Denver-metro area recorded the largest monthly decline in the nation in January, according to Zillow’s monthly rental report.Denver was one of 11 major metro areas where monthly rental rates fell, leading the way at a 0.4% decline in January rent costs, the report shows.

For my clients, they're looking to charge a premium rate, so I use this formula to ensure the value justifies that higher rate (better bookings vs. more bookings).