That 75,000 population vs Allapattah's 45,000 creates a much deeper demand pool.The insurance story is identical — both sit in FEMA Zone X (low risk) with insurance around $1,100/unit.

Those areas tend to have strong rental demand, and it sounds like you positioned the property perfectly before the growth happened.The exit strategy was also impressive—rolling the profits into a new property through a 1031 exchange and turning it into a short-term rental with an additional studio unit is a great way to keep the momentum going while increasing cash flow.Thanks for sharing the details of the deal and the lessons learned, especially about doing deeper due diligence on existing tenants.

I’m focused on learning how to analyze deals quickly and confidently — especially small multifamily or house hack opportunities.For those of you with more experience:1️⃣ How do you personally analyze deals — what’s your step-by-step thought process before deciding to dig deeper or pass?

One thing I understand is that if the property is just breakeven and there is potential for increasing rents or potential for negotiation in the sale price, then one should dig deeper.

To me, it feels more like a market that rewards patience, conservative assumptions, and knowing your market well.I wrote a longer piece laying all this out in more detail if anyone wants to dig deeper, but I’m genuinely curious what others are seeing.How are you thinking about leverage and underwriting heading into 2026?

It is about understanding risk at a deeper level.

I use a similar rent-to-price filter as my first gate, in SoCal I've found anything below 0.4% is a hard pass and above 0.5% is worth a deeper look.

From what I’ve gathered so far, the areas can vary quite a bit from block to block, which has made me want to dig deeper into where it makes the most sense to invest.I’ve saved up enough to comfortably purchase a more affordable rental property in the northwest part of Milwaukee, where the cash flow looks promising.

That experience has really pushed me to start building my own portfolio.Right now I’m focused on:Learning how to analyze deals at a deeper levelConnecting with local investors in the St.

I appreciate the welcome.I’m just starting to connect more with investors and people in the lending space as I transition deeper into real estate.