Examine the bottom half from every angle - how much you can make, what else you can get for your money (don't worry about how much you make on these, they are time suck and the lower half of your portfolio)That's a good place to start.

We discovered problems that required a lot of work and significantly reduced the property’s value, forcing me to lower the price.

There are plenty out there with fair rates and lower fees.

Going direct saves you and the seller money, giving you a lower cost to entry which helps all your numbers, but you have to put in the extra work to find that deal.

Basically, lowering the sale price as long as the buyer pays all the owed taxes as well.

Secondary markets like Greensboro, Winston, and Fayetteville will likely still be under the 1% rule, but our property taxes are lower than most northern states so the CoC (which is what you should be as/more concerned about) return will be favorable.

Heck, there are even lenders that will NO DSCR, meaning they dont care what the income of the property is and they'll still fund the loan (at a lower LTV and higher interest rate of course). 

Making matters even worse, the properties most are buying (the lower tier properties) are disproportionately impacted by operating costs and cap ex.  

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

The lower the score, the higher the risk and the more we charge for a deposit.