Also its easy to snifff out many of these when rates or terms are not realistic (ie. 100% financing for new construction with no experience....)

Omgggggg… “start a very onerous business that you might not wanna spend a ton of time and headaches running, just to save some $$ on taxes” 🙈🙈🙈 

It's not realistic and ended up being a huge waste of time and money.

A more realistic "Small and Mighty" first deal often involves leaving $15k-$25k in the deal but gaining a cash-flowing asset with significant new equity.4.

Are they realistic?

For those of you who have closed your first few deals:What were the realistic options you used to cover your gap?

Their images are very realistic and you get images in few seconds only.

The property should still cash flow after accounting for realistic vacancy and turn over expense, professional management, and  utilizing licensed, insured vendors.If a property doesn’t meet these standards, the cost of learning will be high.

Left out entirely,as if buildings never age when students live in them.By the time we apply:✅ realistic student housing ops✅ lender-required reserves…the deal goes from “slam dunk” → “DSCR drop below threshold.”So here’s my question:How are lenders looking at OpEx assumptions right now in student housing?

Run comps on Furnished Finder for your area to get a sense of what’s realistic.4.