We are currently looking to acquire in Texas a medical building for about $2.4 mil all in (purchase and rehab) with hard money lender with about 20% down at 8%.  We are also considering to purchase land (there is lots...

Remove those and the Net S8 Rent will be market rent.Typically, the only way to get more than market rent is by buying in Class D areas and hoping a S8 tenant will live there instead of a Class C area.Keep in Mind: TENANTS QUALIFY FOR SECTION 8 FOR A REASON!

Live in one unit, rent the others, and let your tenants cover the mortgage while you learn the business.

Happy to help share any insights I can, I’ve been lending in Co-Living/PadSplit for the last few years.

@Nick Cikity- I've been able to build a 19-unit long-term rental portfolio in Kansas City while living in Reno, Nevada. 

My team has worked with quite a few investors doing co-living or rent-by-the-room models around metro Atlanta, and overall, it can be a really strong strategy when approached intentionally.Co-living fills a very real gap in the market — it provides affordable, flexible housing for working professionals, students, and people in transition, while also producing higher returns than traditional single-family rentals.

@Account Closed you haven't shared why you're looking to network.If you're hoping to network with agens & PMCs to have them feed you offmarket properties and other types of "deals", you're just one-of-a-million to them.We get inquires almost every day from OOS investors looking to invest in Detroit.For FREE these investors expect us to:- Drop everything else we're doing and focus on what they want- Spend hours on the phone with them TEACHING them how to invest- Spend hours finding deals for them- At this stage, many NEVER want to make an offer, just want to see better deals or they just disappear- Find lenders for them- and on and on and onSo, right or wrong, it's no wonder many in the industry ignore communications from investors.Recommend you network in person and be respectful of their time.

Pace was the only one I encountered who showed up live, who is living these deals out every day and consistently finding ways to deliver (increasing) value to his community.

Invest in a property to live in.

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