I will attach a link to the local median rent for a 1-br, and I believe, even if he pays for his own utility (which everything are free, except for internet at this moment), he is still below $200 market.

This is a brand new construction and is located on a flag lot.

@Reshmi Naheed check out some of the growth happening in Metro Detroit, PM us to caht more:Volkswagen Scout Brand investing $11M in Detroit, 200 new jobshttps://www.teslarati.com/volkswagen-scout-11-million-detroit-investment/Hotel Added to Hudson Site, total over $1.4Bhttps://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2023/11/02/hudsons-site-hotel-plans-move-ahead-as-city-issues-permit/71426631007/Detroit west side Dexter Neighborhood Receives $21.5Mhttps://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/11/01/neighborhood-on-detroits-west-side-receives-more-than-215m-in-investments/Norway’s Nel Hydron investing $400M, 517 new jobshttps://businessfacilities.com/nel-hydrogen-will-build-400m-gigafactory-in-southeast-michigan#:~:text=In%20Southeast%20Michigan-,Nel%20Hydrogen%20Will%20Build%20%24400M%20Gigafactory%20In%20Southeast%20Michigan,green%20hydrogen%20using%20electrolyzer%20technology.Chase invests $200M in Detroithttps://www.axios.com/2023/09/28/detroit-rebound-jp-morgan-investmentGilbert Foundation invests $439M in Detroithttps://www.henryfordmsu.org/news/september-2023/gilbert-family-foundation-announces-nick-gilbert-neurofibromatosis-research-instituteBollinger Motors investing $44M, 237 new jobshttps://michauto.org/bollinger-motors-plans-44m-metro-detroit-investment/15 New Detroit Developments to Be Excited Abouthttps://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/15-new-detroit-developments-to-be-excited-about-photos/Slideshow/32734721/32735392BorgWarner Investing $20.6M, 186 new jobshttps://www.crainsdetroit.com/auto-suppliers/borgwarner-invest-206-million-create-186-jobs3 International Companies Choose Detroithttps://www.detroitregionalpartnership.com/international-investment-comes-to-detroit-region/District Detroit $1.5B Development, 12,000 temp jobs, 6,000 new jobshttps://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2022/11/15/distri...New Residential Developments in Detroithttps://detroitisit.com/6-new-residential-developments-in-detroit-to-know-about/$2.5B New Center by Henry Ford Health, Pistons owner and Michigan State Universityhttps://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/02/08/incredible-investment-in-our-city-25b-detroit-neighborhood-redevelopment-to-begin-in-2024/

I am an introvert and an engineer so talking is not my thing, but I love talking about this.Also, I'm not sure this is the site for this kind of development project since most everything I see is flips and rentals, although funding a custom build is basically flipping a brand new sustainable home.All the best!

Hi to all I am a brand new to this BP and a completely beginner investing in real estate.I have applied for a second mortgage for my next primary residence and on the process hopefully closing at the end of August (brand new home), now I have contacted some credit union to apply a HELOC and advised me to apply before closing of my current primary home.

@Rex Lindsey I agree, personally I don't like to buy anything under a 6% cap rate, it's just too hard to make money unless it's brand new or in near perfect shape and rents can be increased.

After some back and forth, they agree to consider my offer of $40K and I bought another one at that price.So all in all I did OK, the cash flow was good, and when the market top came in 2003-2006, I manage to unload it for close to $100K.The thing is, this is a brand new condo, but walk a block away, you got section 8 housing.

Each time you move to a new location you are going to be starting from scratch, and it's going to be incredibly difficult to rehab a property in a brand new location out of state with no team in place.

The benefit of the outskirts of town: easier to find new place to build, land is cheaper, still in the path of gentrification and appreciation due to proximity to SLC market, no HOA to deal with, much less permitting and red tape, and these lead to new builds, which has the benefits of maximizing costseg and minimizing maintenance and repairs because the build is brand new.Happy to discuss by videoconference if you want, and I can pay you for your time. 

I just bought my 1st investment property, a brand new home with DR Horton, and used DHI (DR horton lender) for the mortgage, they told me they were going to sell the mortgage and I should wait for that before moving it to the LLC.