The challenge is the that you need to have a plan for the property that will allow you to improve rent collection, lower expenses or build the equity.

I would tell people today that if you buy a primary residence expect to stay in that home for atleast five years, especially with a FHA loan which has lower down payment as the current forecasts for home appreciation or very low which with closing costs on the buy and sell, it will take several years to have equity in the property and enough to be able to sell, so that is something also to consider.

We work hard to keep things positive and real estate-focused (no politics or religion).

Therefore I just bought a house with $123,000 worth of equity when I walked in the door. 

Still tons of deals that hit the 1% rule and positive cash flow here and you get amazing appreciation potential.

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.

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Will you introduce me to LPs in your network and help vouch for me to raise the equity I need?

Columbus Ohio is a great market to still find the 1% rule and positive cash flow and has huge appreciation potential.

Warmer' Winters: While we still experience snow, the winters here are generally milder compared to New York.Growing Market: Nashville is a booming city with an insane housing market, presenting countless opportunities for real estate investment & House Flips.We also seized the opportunity to buy a beautiful foreclosure home for $775k, which is essentially a mansion with incredible value/equity (Worth $1.3M).