@Lily Rodriguez your profile says you're a real estate broker, if that's the case I'm shocked that you post on Zillow and not on the MLS for 2 reasons, one according to the association  rules you're required to list all your properties on the MLS (assuming you joined a association) second Zillow is not our friend, Zillow competes with us and tries to push clients to their Premier agents costing the listing agent half a month rent.Quote from @Lily Rodriguez: Marcus,If you want more exposure you can list it on the MLS, and you will have to pay a fee to the agent that brings you the tenant then you will have to do a credit check and background check yourself for each applicant however for my clients I prefer to list it on Zillow rentals only, because I can manage the applications directly from there and the prospective tenant only pays $35 application fee once and can apply for different properties with the same application fee.

Pros: - Low upfront cost- Very high profitability (we average 23k per deal of profit) and the ROI is AMAZING- Sustainability - so many land owners out there don't want their landCons- Can take 4-6 months or so to see results- Marketing is expensive, we send mail to acquire properties.

I've seen a lot of conflicting advice that cautions to avoid areas with high crime rates due to complications and extra costs from the tenant base and property crime.I understand that both cities have shown crime rate improvements, but their overall rates are still way above average.What makes these cities attractive for investment despite this?

You can use your commission to lower your closing costs or buy down your rate.

If you are comparing the same exact interest rates then 20% will cost 1.625 -1.75 points more than a 25% down payment. 

And their investment at cost would be earning 17% + !

I have identified an ideal location, and the agent has informed me that the rent is $45 per square foot NNN, plus an additional $5 per square foot.Upon calculating the total annual cost, it appears that I would be responsible for over $80,000 per year.

And of course a great BRRR lender who can fund on time every time. in my business I only work with experienced BRRR folks and as such I become a capital partner and allow them to scale with very minimum amount of capital and they dont make monthly payments. this is huge its the up front costs that usually hold folks back from scaling. so if they find someone like me then they can 10X what they are doing..

Hi Ian,The best way to get this done is to refinance into a hard money rehab/construction loan.Not sure how much equity you have in the house but the ratio would be as following.75-80% * (Value of home+Cost of build/rehab) = Total Loan AmountWe would payoff the initial note (+ closing costs if loan amount exceeds construction budget & payoff), the rest would be in an escrow account for you to draw from as you complete your project.I would love to connect and discuss further on the details of this scenario!

Costs the same to put on a new roof.