Curious how many of you focus on cash on cash so you can repeat quicker investments. And what’s your minimum CoC that you’ll consider? What market are you in?

I think most folks look for 5% to 15% on quality non war zone D class low C class props Not sure if you can find this.. but one of my more successful cash flow type properties was a storage office combo.. I had 45 storage units with 7k sq ft of commercial above.. small business they had office and storage at one site.. that worked pretty well in a stacked concept.

@Kirby Davis for B Class stuff I like 8-10 percent. For C class stuff I like 12-15 percent or higher

@Kirby Davis my goal is infinite return ($0 invested), but I'm getting about 80%

My minimum is 10% CoC on class B properties. I am in Kansas City. Most of the time it’s 12-15% after taking into account all expenses and cap ex, HOA, maintenance and vacancy

I’m with @Jason D. My goal is infinite using BRRRR. But if I underestimate some things then I want my minimum to be around 20%. My best deal was left with $930 in the deal which paid for itself after 2-3 months. That was pretty sweet.

Yes, yes, and many more ways to achieve 100%. A big part of it is simply to minimize how much cash you have to recover. If you pay 100% cash for the property, the likelihood of getting it all back within a year is hard...unless you use the BRRRR method. If you buy low and rehab, then refi, you should get 100% easy ...but I don't do that anymore. It's too restrictive, and it takes too long. The two biggest reasons why I can do this are as follows: 1 - Think of your cash as a "verb" and not a "noun". This means you have to keep it moving, and not stopping at any time...well maybe for a few minutes while it takes a breath. 2 - I use as little as possible.

I focus on cash flow, not rate of return. I look at rate of return but will never buy solely based on it. You can find properties that generate high CoC but they don't have a lot of cash flow. I am not interested in taking on debt, risk, etc to make a 50% COC return that only nets me $2,000 at the end of the year. Not worth my time.

@Kirby Davis One suburb Minnesota SFH achieved 11% year one and is on its way to 14% in year two (lower than planned expenses, and rent increase w/great tenants). Another SFH in a remote market in Minnesota but good population of 18k, I’m 2 weeks in and year 1 projection is 20-22%. Time will tell on that. Both are minimal cash in on repairs/maintenance and primary cash in was down payment/closing costs. Both coc above are after accounting for all expenses short and long term, vacancy and property management. My next deal I aim to BRRRR and get at least 60% of my cash out but aiming to achieve 100%.

You're in a great area! We love Washington and will likely retire there. We have a lot of friends in Enumclaw/Black Diamond. Cash on Cash is a big focus for me because it determines how quickly I can turn around and do another deal...

@Kirby Davis I'm in Albany,NY and I focus my investment at the moment in college housing (multi family). The cash on cash return I focus on is at a minimum 15%. That's with traditional financing as well, Im just starting out and I leverage my money rather than putting all my eggs in one basket and then cash out refi. I just bought my first 3 unit and it's rented low and not at market rent and once lease ends I plan to increase rent to market rate and it'll provide a 22% CoC.

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