.  so long story short, I would go in with the plan to leave the rent the same but the willingness to reduce if they ask.

Keep a keen eye on economic indicators, employment rates, and local development plans to gauge the overall health of the market.Maintenance Costs Can Sneak Up On You: It is easy to factor in property taxes, insurance, and regular maintenance, but unexpected repair costs can throw a wrench into your financial plans.

If seller are planning ahead, they usually want enough down payment to cover the recapture tax due in the first year.The real benefit I *think* (someone more knowledgeable than me please chime in here) is that if say he passes away after one year, the rest of balance due on would be 'stepped up' to the current value, so no tax due to the heirs.Dan Dietz

It is easy to say, for instance, I believe office conversion to apartment is too risky in this market, so if I received a deck from a syndicator for a project like that, in about 30 seconds I can see what the plan is, and then discard the deck.As always, appreciate your inputs in assessing passive investments.  

I have a handful a single family houses I am planning on owner financing.

Hi Mark,What is your plan for the second property?

Hi Lisa, Right now DSCR loans are hovering around high 7's to mid 9's but there's so many factors that can affect the rate you can qualify for as credit, DSCR ratio and assets play a factor on what rate you can get and also if you plan on paying points.

Have plans to keep building a bigger house with ADU turning the existing 700sqft home into the DADU.

Regarding how to structure my business - I do not have an LLC setup as an agent and just plan on purchasing properties under my investments LLC, then getting paid as myself for my commissions.

Are there any recommendations for a solid single resource to give a collective overview of home system life spans to support life cycle planning?