How I answer these questions can be completely different than how you answer them.

If this trend continues as we move towards the end of the year I think we will see more price drops than we already are.

Finding $ today is much more difficult today than 2-3 years ago.

I also highly recommend finding someone to work with who knows more than you, but also figuring out how you can help that person.

Unlike traditional loans, DSCR loans focus on the property’s income rather than your personal DTI, making them ideal for investors with multiple properties.

Hello,I am currently in the process of closing on a duplex near Lima, Ohio that I will be house-hacking by living in one of the units for a couple of years.

(many of my homes come in right around the 100k appraisal mark in which many lenders are not interested in Less than 100k loans)      -  Very low loan orig fees-  total bank fees Avg $1071 per home

If you're lucky, then after a couple years your property has appreciated, gone up in value (possibly because of rehabs you've done, rents that have been raised, or both). 

Pricing and vacancy trends are hyper local but I've had to drop my rates significantly from last year's rates and I still have more vacant days in August than I have ever had in over 10 years.

I enjoyed that mine was a one man band, and it was smooth and efficient, handled by email and short hand dialogue and simple resolutions.My eviction filings, so far have been "light weight," mostly gets people motivated to pay and stay.I spoke to a couple of firms, but they make it sound much more complicated and ugly than it has been in my case, so they aren't resonating with me.