In the area that I invest, the rent ranges from 850 - 950 for a 1 bedroom and 1000 - 1200 for a 2 bedroom.

You see people craning their necks for 2%, wherein the 1% range is more realistic for most of the country.

However, that is not the scope of this article and is generally not in the range of a typical real estate investor’s risk profile.

I also know of a few investors looking to unload entire portfolios in the area ($1 mil+ range).

If you have access to a HELOC on your house it would be a great way to be ready to write a check, under market value, before they start marketing it through a realtor.I live in a little bit more upscale neighborhood, but if there was a market for rentals in that price range I would buy every house in the neighborhood when it came available.

That's such a wide range and it's a little further from where I'm actually purchasing if that helps at all?

Many of the submarkets there have very intense demand right now with a shortage of inventory.  

3.75% I could not get a conventional loan in 2012.. as I shed off hangover inventory and took loss's and lenders for some reason don't like that .refining my resi now at 3.0  15 year.. my first home I bought in 1975 rate was 9%

Our clients biggest problem has been finding inventory too. 

Which would force me to also update the building to get FMR otherwise I'll have to consider renting out for $200/room and that is not very profitable and I think there's a time where it's just too cheap.I think the sub 400k offer is a solid one and I'll have to stick to that 350k range or pass on it.