Though with the price of labor and materials up....and the time with getting materials (I have a custom size window thats going to take 4-6 months right now, and another 90 day window order we are 120 days into now) taking much longer these days, we think we are going to move our criteria up to $225k gross margin in the suburbs and $275k, maybe $300k in DC.

@Jean Pierre,As an Investor-Agent myself, I have had several conversations of this topic with my clients and customers.

If your house is A or B class, you should definitely spring for something nicer like selectblinds.com but you don't need top-dollar, 2-inch plantation blinds in custom colors.If tenants ruin them, you deduct from their deposit just like you will for flooring, paint, appliances, landscaping, etc.

What is the renter profile this area will attract? 

It is generally considered a great investment option because of predictable cash flow. It is a more practical and smarter opportunity for yourself and your family. It has been and remains to be a thriving industry. Wh...

A portfolio loan is when the bank lends their own money and uses their own custom loan product to do so.

SFRs are generally safer from what I've learned too because you are attracting more higher quality tenets. 

Just remember, nice units attract good tenants.

The "attractive" claim is that you will invest in a project under development, but you will receive your cash flow from month one, no matter if the property you are investing in is not ready to generate rents and they guarantee 10% of ROI during the first year, arguing that after that year, the ROI will improve. 3.

@Ray Picazo,as an Investor-Agent myself, I have had several conversations of this topic with my clients and customers.