Underwriting items for DSCR loans include appraisal, credit report, liquidity verification, borrowing entity documents, landlord insurance verification, and whereapplicable lease, verification of rent and security deposit receipt, and property management agreement.DSCR lenders should never ask you for tax returns, W-2 income, pay stubs, or company financial statements.A good DSCR lender can fund your DSCR loan in under 30 days.Pro Number 2: Loan StructureDSCR loans are generally structured as thirty year term, fixed rate and fully amortizing, with LTV up to 80%.To increase cash flow and boost DSCR to qualify for a higher LTV, you can even structure with a five or ten year interest-only period where principal payments are made over the remaining portion of the 30 year term.Most DSCR lenders can fund your loan with DSCR as low as 1.0, though 1.1 is where you will find the best terms.A few DSCR lenders specialize in no and low seasoning cash out refi for rental property investors who use the BRRR strategy.Compare this to traditional banks which generally offer lower LTV, shorter term, higher DSCR requirement, and 6 months of seasoning.Pro Number 3: ReliabilityDSCR loans are a growing component of the multi trillion dollar institutional credit market.While DSCR loan origination volume is growing fast, it struggles to satisfy the demand from institutional investors such as insurance companies, pension funds and credit funds that buy DSCR loans.For this reason, as long as DSCR loan program guidelines for subject property and borrower are met, there is a very high probability that your loan will be fundedwithout delay.Compare this to banks which may subject you to months of underwriting before ultimately rejecting your loan application for reasons unrelated to your application.Con Number 1: Strict GuidelinesThe largest and healthiest part of the DSCR loan industry is 1 to 4 unit residential investment properties in non rural markets where the As Is value and the purchase price is one hundred thousand dollars or higher, and the guarantor's credit score is 680 or higher.If an element of your transaction does not fall within program guidelines, your loan will either be declined or require an exception which can cause delay.DSCR loan program guidelines are constantly evolving to adapt to the demands of borrowers and institutional investors, and to respond to market and risk.A good DSCR lender will knowledgeably and transparently communicate program guidelines, proactively communicate to identify potential issues, and set expectations in a clear and thoughtful manner.Con Number 2: ShenanigansThe DSCR loan industry is fast growing and loosely regulated, attracting loan brokers, private lenders and salesmen who are not knowledgable about program guidelines, not expert in structuring your loan to meet your specific goals, not capable of closing your loan in a timely manner, and not truthful or transparent about loan terms.Con Number 3: Higher interest ratesGiven the demand for DSCR loans from institutional credit investors, the credit spread or risk premium has decreased, making DSCR loan interest rates from the most competitive DSCR lenders nearly the same as bank loans and conventional investment property loans.We should include an asterisk on this con because it is not always true and may not be true in the future.

It could be volume or quality.

My SFR fund buys property in Indiana and I know the markets pretty wellThe unfortunate reality is that real estate only really works for job-replacement-level cashflow when you have a significant volume of properties.A decent/rough rule of thumb is $500/month cashflow on a 25% downpayment for the median purchase price houseTo make $10,000/month in cashflow, that means you need 20 SFRs.20 SFRs at ~$450K is $9M of real estate.

15-20% cashflow ROI when buying for myself.Turnkey offered at 8% or higher depending on volume for solid B class is good buying IMOAs you know, for us like yourself on the ground the deals can get incredible.Just trying to get a 6 unit across the line for $160,000.A class area in Toledo and needs around $50,000 rehab.Current rent's are below market at $3,250 and will fix and increase to $4,500pmStupid good numbers lol

In my area the margins on flips are shrinking but the volume of would be flippers is increasing, this is simply because the overly optimistic investor isn't requiring an appropriate risk premium, this drives out a lot of the "smart money" and pushes them into more sophisticated, complex, and less inundated areas of RE in which margins are still suitably fat.The last thing ill mention is that a lot of the high debt/leverage people are on this thread defending their positions.  

Please share reading material , getting started guides or books that might help.I am currently based out of the San Francisco Bay area and I am looking to invest within a 2-3 hour driving range.RegardsYour main goal is to understand the market (demographics, traffic volumes et cetra) and understand what makes a good deal (look at what has actually sold and at what price combined with building out a pro formas to understand it).  

A different investor will have different criteria.On the other hand CrowdStreet tends to have one of the largest volumes of deals.

I have found the RETA info to be really enlightening, the two RETA projects I purchased last year are already up $80,000 plus based on product hitting the market from the same development.I have talked to several developers and they all say the same thing, RETA/Ronan seems to be able to get the volume they desire and thus they are willing to pass on great pricing.So for me, I am happy to do my own searching/research, but RETA is another good resource for me.Like all deals make sure you do your due diligence.

Definitely worth the contact if you are looking to move fast, and continue to scale/looking for volume.

Is there a high volume site nearby, like your Costco's, Buccee's, Sam's Club, etc?