In most of the Portland Metro I would say a 5% vacancy rate is safe for running numbers, in Forest Grove I would bump that up to 9 or 10%.

I've seen many poor investments made with single digit cap rates and even negative cash flows in hopes of getting great appreciation. 

As a follow-on question, AirDNA shows around a 62% occupancy rate in this area. 

I am working on a plans for a 4-unit retail development in Bourbonnais. I am wondering how people go about placing quality big name tenants like Starbucks for example. I have searched high and low for information on t...

Although rates have made deals harder to find, I still see 15-20% cash on cash deals out there if you know where to look!

Trust if you would like but I think for certain properties, with certain rates it will almost certainly be off.

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

Location & Demand: Prime neighborhood with high tenant demand, no more than 2 weeks vacancy over 10 years.Strategic Positioning: Rented/sold at market's lower end with a 8-10% annual cap rate.

Rental rates are strong county wide as long as you’re close to a city.

I still have a mortgage on the primary of about $450K at a 3.8% rate.