@David Ramirez is based in Florida and he would be a great resource! 

Jason Schenker, president of Austin-based Prestige Economics, said, “I don't want to discount the individual pain of layoffs, but on net we are still adding jobs [in Austin].

I'm a big fan of Jerryll on this forum just because I hope some of these wannabes are reading his posts and deciding not to max out their credit card buying a list with my name on it!

The comptroller will have public records but the property appraiser is where you can filter based off of Property type and whether or not it is owner occupied.

(FYI- a buy and hold will most likely be negative cashflow onPurchase Purchase -$1mPurchase Costs (appx) - $10kTotal purchase costs - $1,010,000Holding CostsMortgage-$5,662/mthTaxes (estimated at 1.15% annually based on 1m purchase price)-  $958/mthInsurance - $250/mth (could be more these days)Total holding costs per month are around $6,870Assuming the best case scenario of the property needing no maintenance or rehab and a quick turn around of 2 months for listing for sale to close of sale, your holding costs would be $13,740SaleSale Price $1,200,000minus sales costs (~6% -see comments above) $72kNet Sale proceeds - $1,128,000So, in the best, best, best case scenario the #'s are:$1,128,000 (potential sale proceeds)minus costs of$1,010,000 total purchase costs$13,740 holding costsFor a grand total of $104,260 in potential net profit if EVERYTHING goes as planned with NO repair costs and a very quick sale, etc.

My units are roughly around 1100 sq ft and if i choose to, I could build a mezzanine, bathroom, or a ceiling fan or all of the above.

A deal may not cash-flow on paper based on what's advertised but that only means if you buy a turn-key rental at full-ask that it won't cash-flow today.

It’s not really a true brrrr since you’re not getting financing based on ARV, which you’d have to wait at least 6 months for.

In case helpful more info on DSCR loans:DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan.DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.Here's a bit more in detail about how rates are calculated for DSCR loans:1.

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