If you aren't listening to the "straight up chicago investor" podcast yet its a pretty good listen (even for someone not in the market but I have to imagine for someone in the market its even better).

If the true market rent is even $100–$150 higher per door (you mentioned it was based on condition vs. area averages), that turns into actual cash flow.4.

It seems like AI is being rammed down our throats everywhere you look even though it doesn’t even work very well sometimes. 

Even just grabbing coffee with a couple of active investors can open doors and help you learn fast.Are you mostly looking at single-family rentals, or are you open to multi-unit properties too?

Verify Section 8 rents before you even walk it.Memphis has clear ranges.

Some of the asking prices are so high they couldn't even make a loan payment even with zero expenses, or the interest rate on the loan would have to be 0%, or be almost entirely self financed; obviously none of those are realistic scenarios.

Overall I am seeing rental values level off and even go down in many markets - even ones most favorable to landlord.

Even IF the odds are against me..

They are NEVER the broker of record, never have a relationship with a principal, and rarely even have a relationship with a broker whose direct to a principal.

A life WORTH living, one thats not measured in cashflow alone, but in service, alignment, and the people I’m raising and serving along the way.Here’s a lesson I learned the hard way:Success is waking up and building anyway, even when no one claps, no one shows up, and no one fully understands what you’re building yet.If you’re in that season right now, hear this clearly..