In non-gentrified markets, rents can only increase up to a marginal amount regardless of the value-add.

I'm a local realtor in the area/investor and I have a massive vendor directory list that I can share.

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I have studied deals and learned a good amount about the process.

@Caleb Jordan curious If there Is any way of adding rehab costs into the financed amount and using the rehab money as down payment for a traditional mortgage?

The amount can get us an average home in a slightly cheaper area or one of the lowest priced homes in a more affluent area... we want to rent the property out and ideally breakeven.

@Harley TigrerosYou should be able to find the public notice of the foreclosure that'll give loan amount owed and, if it does go to foreclosure, you can buy it at auction (if it's within the specified time period for public notice)

I would agree with some of the previous comments, a significant amount of the DSM growth has been the metro draw from more rural areas of Iowa. 

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