In essence, the DSCR measures the property's cash flow available to cover debt obligations, including the loan's principal and interest payments.How Do DSCR Loans Work?

High demand and low supply equates to rising prices, whether in real estate, stocks, comic books...anything.Cash flow or yield however is a measure of risk in any asset.

I’m not sure that the term private lender and hard money lender are measuring exactly the same thing.Private money refers to the source of  the capital, while hard money refers to the terms offered. so, by my definition one can be both a private lender and a hard money lender. 

. $1000-3000+  That includes communication time, going out to the site to measure, etc.

Apparently a measure to mitigate re/building in high-risk areas?

There are multiple different metrics that can be used to measure the efficacy of a rental property.It may be worth finding a person in your area that has experience with rental properties to learn from as well.

And without fail, every single dang one was deep DEEP in the red after taking ACCURATE measure of things.

Distance makes it super tricky without boots on the ground.For good measure, go back and read it again. 

Sure, building that equity via value-add is one measure but fact is getting a property where on can build a 30% equity position.

That got us to thinking... what is the most important metric to measure portfolio growth?