If it's a cheaper area where your rehab expenses are a larger percent of the property value it won't work (as often at least unless you find a crazy deal). 

Vacancy rate is 8.80 percent if you look at huduser data.

Mixed bag of news on the credit front.Here are the quick hits:- Second month decline in total percent of all credit account in "financial hardship"- Increase in 30 day past dues for auto and mortgage.- Decrease in forbearance mortgages from 4.7MM to 3.7MM.Link to the article:TransUnion: Accounts in financial hardship continued to decline in August     However, those still in accommodation programs may be at higher risk of default======My own side note:With so many mortgage account still in forbearance, about 7 month after the start of the forbearance program in the CARES Act.Is this the next big opportunity for real estate investors, to structure subto (subject to) deals, to help homeowners catch up their arrears and pickup properties on the cheap.

Believe with conventional, anything under 20% down, you pay the PMI until the LTV reaches 80% but FHA the PMI is there for the lifetime of the loan unless you refi - which is the original reason I wasn't too crazy about an FHA.

I am practicing analyzing deals and when I find what appears to be a great deal, the cap rate is 14 to 20 and sometimes over 20 percent. 

I would buy it if the cash on cash return return was over 8 percent and the building condition and  neighborhood are good.

Most companies I've found want 18+ percent of your profits and the cleaning fee which cuts cash flow.

Hello everyone, I came across an idea and I’m looking for some feedback, I’m currently in the military and my contract ends August 2 2021 I was wondering if it would be a wise thing to build a duplex using the VA loan because of the zero percent down.

this information im giving you pertains to removing someone from a property. first let me tell you its gonna me a painful headache.Having to pay your tenant money to leave it may hurt, but its often the your best option. you might have to pay more than youd like to speed the process up.You cannot make people do something that they feel isnt in their best interest,even if they are morally wrong. you can also find the tenant a new place to live using your property manager.Also you can offer to pay a small percent of their rent the first year.basically you want to make it as easy as possible for them to get out, maybe pay movers to move all their belongings as well. you dont have to do all these things try a few if not combine them all and see what works. best of luck!

Getting a home equity loan (HELOC) may be difficult if you have less than 30-40 percent equity, especially if the duplex is titled in an LLC.