With shifting market conditions, timelines can make or break margins.What’s your target hold time for flips in today’s environment?

What helped you break out of analysis paralysis and confidently purchase your first deal?  

The list goes on and Baltimore knows how to stick it to you. 6) Section 8 tenants are not all roses - in one house this year i had a break-in that turned out to be the crackhead boyfriend breaking down the front door and punching holes in walls.

I'm not in your area but can make comments for Oklahoma that can possibly relate.Private money whether from individuals or commercial mortgage brokers that have private lenders on their platforms still lend a decent amount on great deals, to good borrowers.The commercial broker route has a most likely a lot of private money, so a little less likely to run out, but may have to pay a little more for the broker to connect you.For private individuals, it really depends on how much they have.Most will still lend on good deals, and/or only lend on a certain amount depending on the deal itself, you as a borrower & your intent.To break that down further, there is a prominent & well known PL in OKC, that is very conservative because he's been investing for 20+ years.

But that's the stabilized value to an appraiser — as an investor buying at market rates, you need to buy below that to make the cash flow work with debt service.At 7.25% on a 25% down conventional loan, your break-even purchase price where DSCR = 1.0 is around $360-370K.

Then you get to the point of essentially breaking even—you own the house for its market value.

I would recommend this: try selling it at the price you need to break-even - and you're going to want to list it by owner to start because you can't afford commissions (not yet). 

I've never done it but just be aware that if they get deployed or relocated they can break the lease with no consequence.

However, random things keep breaking down and it really needs a gut renovation.

Hello, I have an apartment in NH the tenant informed us they would be breaking their lease and were informed they would be responsible for the rent and utilities until it was rerented or their lease expired.