I don't see the appeal of rent to own for the tenant-buyer if he does not receive some sort of rent credit.You are asking him or her to put down a large, non-refundable option consideration fee, and then rent at market price, to buy a house at market price.

If there is a major value add I would like to see the property cash flowing in the double digits by year 3-4. 

Austin REIA is set up such that the "free" portion is a short teaser at the beginning of the meeting, ( which you will be told you can only attend free once)then, to see the presentation they advertised, you get the slick and smarmy enticement as though you were being invited to the champagne room or buying bottle service in Vegas. 

After studying my market I see the disadvantage of owning a STR, especially in the City of Atlanta since the law is changing, which why I am looking to Airbnb in other cities in GA. 

I can see the numbers and a deal structure that'll work for me and have heard of several people doing it already.

Here are the year-end market statistics for the South Florida Real Estate market (Broward and Palm Beach Counties)As you can see...The number of listings is decreasingList Prices have leveled offAbsorption rate increasingDays on Market (a leading indicator of price point validity in my opinion)This data is for residential properties.

Or, are 3 bedroom houses with an office or den, selling for more than a 3 bedroom house without the extra room or are they selling the same as a 4 bedroom.Or, in newer developments (typically master planned communities with multiple builders), Buyer/s can be more informed and really see the difference between builder quality and features, and that can reflect fairly clearly in the prices and Buyer's appeal. 

A very small percentage of buyers see the opportunity and want to do the work.If you can buy with a Non-QM(DSCR is Non-QM), separate the parcels and make them eligible for conventional financing you'll have a lot more buyers in the market and therefore more value with the two separate properties than the one combined. 

While cash flow is nice I think most people won’t see the fruits of their labor until their properties are paid off by their tenants in 15, 20 or 30 years.

Do a quick search and you will see the Myrtle Beach market is saturated with STR Condo's.