Rents are mostly at market rate, and are for the most part, fairly consistent around the city.

Black market-  most economies that have something that impactful happen, causes the taxpayers to move to a black market approach.  4.

One of the realtors was skeptical that I can get into this market for $200k, and, I agree, it's a bit of a stretch, but with the pay cut I'll be taking going down to Texas, that's about as much of a mortgage as we can afford on one income.

They proposed higher than market rent, but want to keep 2 people from thee organization volunteers in one room in future.We checked the website of the non-profit organization, their program include several categories, including helping international children to school, housing for the homeless, etc.

Wholesaling is NOT investing, it’s a sales job or marketing business4.

It is a very challenging market for many Loan Officers and Brokers.

@Srikant PuvvadaI wish I could answer this question directly, but cap rates are highly dependent on the market and asset type.

Plus we get a lot of people moving here from out of market and when coming from Chicago, New York, or Los Angeles, it looks like everything is on sale here comparatively speaking. 

Especially now that guests have a lot of options in most markets.We used to have it off when it was a lopsided market but now it is more competitive you need to remove as many barriers to renting as possible. 

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