We are based in the VIrginia beach area and surrounding areas.

NEVER make an investment decision based solely on percentages. 

But the plan is to add a contingency to the offer based on the second apartment.

So I should not be running my numbers based on the property taxes on the MLS listing or on websites such as Zillow?

@Dylan Greytak I'm a big proponent of Section 8 housing for a good strategy for landlords, I think it can be a valuable tenant base, you just have to screen them just as any other tenants.

Hi Everyone!  My name is Jason Paddock and I'm a San Diego native.  I would like to get into real estate investing to find properties to buy and hold.  There are a lot of options when it comes to RE investing and I'm ...

While we are away, should we simply pay off the mortgage (it will take me approximately 5yrs based on my calculations of additional payments I can afford).

The ones that do usually base rates on the 10-year swaps and 5-year swaps, and those have been trending up for the last 3 weeks.I'd expect rates for AZ to be around 8.5% right now, which hurts, knowing so many DSCR lenders are 7.5% right now.

But still would be lower than Sales comp which is based on recent sales.Show pictures here and to a local realtor.

I know there are a lot of petty casual answers to this but i want to learn more about todays market and what's gonna happen IN YOUR OPIONION based on your past real state buy and sell experience...