Section 8 would tend to carry higher repair and as a result, additional vacancy.OP’s definition of cash flow is rent minus piti.  

And, a lot of the time the AI result is dead wrong.

Lau, generally if you are financing with a commercial lender- we lend for business purpose only and a rental property would fall under that category.

I left them recently like many others have in the last 5 months and even though our money was technically an investment and a limited partner contribution, they refused to give anyone their money back even after stating numerous times they would give people their money back if they choose to leave. 

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Rentals boil down to how much do you net after paying principle, interest, taxes, insurance, and a maintenance reserve.  

Our company requires first/last name and a mailing address for the owner.

Hi Simon,Scaling from single-family to multifamily is a solid move, and a 10-15 unit building is a great next step.

Find out what buyers are purchasing on the MLS and then try to land those listings. ( Example: Research tells you after looking on MLS that 4 bed,2 bath brick house sitting on 1 acre with a 2 car garage and a basement for 250,000 make up 75% of all sales in the area.

I've also used traditional loans through regional banks and a few SBA loans.