@Stuart Tollison, no matter what the market is doing there are always good deals out there.I mainly invest in Utah County but I have rentals in six different counties in Utah.Here is what I have learned:1.

Lessons learned?

Because both of those are affected by different metrics which you need to essentially measure each one individually before you can really come up with a good decision. 

Through experience, and depending on the municipality, you will learn to determine what you will need to pull permits and what work you can get away with without permits.

That is what I did here in Columbus, Ohio when I started investing in 2020.Here is an article with more information on what a house hack is - https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/house-hackingLet me know if you need assistance!

Although I understand that corporate real estate is so different from residential, I hope that some knowledge and skills are transferable and I can turbo charge and learn fast!

I've included an example below to help illustrate this.So different lenders have different rates (which do vary even for DSCR loans) but these are factors they all consider.See example below:DSCR < 1Principal + Interest = $1,700Taxes = $350, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $50Total PITIA = $2200Rent = $2000DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2000/2200 = 0.91Since the DSCR is 0.91, we know the expenses are greater than the income of the property.DSCR >1Principal + Interest = $1,500Taxes = $250, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $25Total PITIA = $1875 Rent = $2300DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2300/1875 = 1.23DSCR lenders generally let you vest either individually or as an LLC.

We are considering taking out the required cash to make up that total from our savings, brokerage, and 2x TSP loans from our individual accounts.

I'm very interested in learning more. 

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