The Build-to-Rent Show

What do you guys think about Rentometer?

Sherida Zenger: I actually like Rentometer. I paid for the pro subscription to Rentometer. I think there are some good things. I know I've used it when...

What's a quick valuation? What's the back of the envelope for one investor versus another? On a high level, you're just looking online.

A lot of investors might look at CoStar reports. So let's...

For our purposes here, whether you're going to build a little house, or whether you're going to build 50 townhomes, this is a back of the envelope—analyzing a deal quickly kind of a formula.

So you're looking to build a single-family home, duplex, triplex, fourplex, or 50-unit apartment complex. Analyzing a potential investment can be tricky. Where do you start? If you only had 5...

Topics Discussed:

• How are debt-to-income ratios are affected as you acquire more rental properties?
• At what threshold does Fannie Mae reject a loan because of debt-to-income?

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Topics Discussed:

• 10 Loan Limits on Conventional Loans
• Can you have 10 conventional loans in your name and your spouse have another 10 loans?

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Topics Discussed:

• Tools available to project rents.
• Evaluating comparable properties and rental listings.
• What additional "upsells" will be included on top of rents?
• What to do if there are no...

"The mortgage industry is never quick to adapt to something that significant. Especially when the name of the game in finance is a paper trail. If you're going to come in and put 25% down, we need...

I get 10 emails a day of "hey, buy this CVS, buy this carwash."

And it's a mediocre cap rate.

But if you're looking at a tax bill of $700,000, would you buy that car wash to make $1200 positive...

Topics Discussed:

• Looking at county records/comparable properties
• Utilizing smartasset.com
• Working with a title company and county assessor

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I was out of town this past week and one of the gentlemen said, geez, if I would have bought 20 acres, you know, in my hometown, when I was growing up 15-20 years ago, think of how much money I...

When you're looking to build a rental property, you'll want to estimate what expenses are going to limit your cash flow. If your expenses exceed income, you'll likely want to walk away from the...