- Have you changed your buy box (LTV, DSCR, spread between rate and cap rate, etc.) because of the new environment?

Rising costs and flat income growth are eroding middle-class confidence, with consumer sentiment hitting a three-year low in recent surveys.The economic strain that began with lower-income households has now spread to the middle class, creating an increasingly bifurcated consumer landscape.

Median rent for “all beds, all types” shows ~$1,375/mo a bit lower than the average, which suggests there’s some spread depending on unit type / condition / location.

Sorry...way way too many questions for me.Every situation different.Probably not enough spread in most cosmetic flips....probably need the full meal deal.Also that cuts out much of your competition if you can handle more.Older and cheaper probably better depending on where you buy.Be ready to act quick, be conservative on your ARV and plan on about double whatever you think your time on market will be. 

Are you saying you can’t use a spread sheet to document guest responses, manage property, clean property and provide maintenance, etc?

Median gross profits hold at ~$73,500 per deal, with hot markets like Fayetteville, AR offering 25%+ spreads and quick sales under 30 days.

Private lenders spread risk across many loans, borrowers, and properties.Professional Underwriting.

Some want to spread out capital gains.

Long-term owners can absolutely phase improvements.If your plan is to hold this property for decades, you can:• Do the must-haves now (staying inside budget)• Reassess the roof in 2–5 years• Update kitchen/siding/flooring during turnovers• Spread CapEx across future cash flowThis is what most long-term buy-and-hold investors do to protect capital.4.

This depends on each persons situation - but for us we have it spread in multiple different liquidity paths (markets, CD's etc) with some liquid and some illiquid but we also have a LOC that we do not touch and use as a "in case of emergency break glass" type of situation - and if we have to use it then we will liquidate one of our accounts to pay it down.