How to cashflow in this current market

[Joey Chrisman]

Any property on mls in Tempe is 400k and above... even if you get a place for 300k and rent it out for $2100 a month it seems like a bad deal for cash flow.  Is it just me or does it seem like properties are overpriced given current state of interest rates... even if I got a 300k house that needs 30k in repairs and then say refinance and I'm at $1800 payment on a 30 yr at 6.5% with $66k into the property.   $2100 in rent and your still practically at break even cashflow.   Just seems like a crappy return for fixing up a property and then renting it out.  Am i missing something here?   

[Ricardo Hidalgo]

Quote from @Joey Chrisman:

Any property on mls in Tempe is 400k and above... even if you get a place for 300k and rent it out for $2100 a month it seems like a bad deal for cash flow.  Is it just me or does it seem like properties are overpriced given current state of interest rates... even if I got a 300k house that needs 30k in repairs and then say refinance and I'm at $1800 payment on a 30 yr at 6.5% with $66k into the property.   $2100 in rent and your still practically at break even cashflow.   Just seems like a crappy return for fixing up a property and then renting it out.  Am i missing something here?   

We have been in an appreciation based market due to limited supply and rents arent going to achieve the 1% rule even if you renovate the property. The best business model at the moment is moving capital with short term projects until we see more a balance and bigger drops in prices.