@Jaren BarnesI don’t really play in the MF sandbox but some colleagues that do are always talking about Gross Rent Multiplier.

Make sure you have your criteria documented (length of employment, past tenant references, income to rent multiplier, credit history/score, etc) - and let that rule in and out candidates.Thanks for raising an important topic for all investors.Section 8 DiscriminationIf your city or state prohibits this type of discrimination, you cannot reject all Section 8 applicants outright.

But it is risky and I lost money on other bets.I still have a permanent life insurance policy as foundation where all my cash flows in first… It acts as a multiplier of the returns I am making in real estate, and also add a layer of safety.

I wasn't prepared for the avalanche of applicants who came raining down on me to rent a 1 bedroom. 

What kind of multiplier can I use against the standard rent if we rent full-furnished? 

NADA just has a spreadsheet that takes last year's value of the home, and multiplies by .97 (or so) to come up with the value of the home this year.So that's why I say I don't like/trust NADA values.  

I would sell them to get out of them, I just don't see the long term value and instead would use it as a shorter term approach to multiply your available capital.

Like a deferred payment but put an additional multiply on it?

Since the property was vacant for a portion of this time, the tax rate was multiplied by a factor of 10 ( as per DC vacant property tax regulation ) which explains the cost of the tax lien.

When eyeing multifamily investments, you’ll likely encounter two key metrics – cap rates and gross rent multipliers (GRM).At first glance, they seem similar, but there are some important differences between the two.The GRM simply divides the purchase price by the property’s total potential rental income–it doesn’t account for operating expenses.Cap rates, on the other hand, factor in both income AND expenses to give a more complete profitability picture.The main advantage of cap rates is their ability to evaluate better and compare investment returns, risks, and value.