This is ideal for self-employed investors or those with complex finances.Shifting from a quick flip to a rental strategy offers multiple advantages.

https://wolfstreet.com/2025/09/04/despite-all-the-shouting-b...Just when the “cut rates now” chorus is reaching a fever pitch, Wolf Street drops a reality check: unemployment claims are flat year-over-year and even better than two years ago, and the four-week average remains historically low.

Verifying last 2-years of rental history and income/employment extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Tenant Default: 20-30% probability of eviction or early lease termination.Section 8: Class D rents meet program requirements, often challenges to pass Section 8 inspection.Vacancies: 20%+, depending on market conditions and tenant screening.Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciation.Where did we get our FICO credit score information from?

Foreclosures are at an almost all time low.

Hey Nicole, yeah I have heard and seen less traffic as well - some a speculating that the current administrations cuts within a recent big bill is forcing places of employment, specifically hospitals to restrain from paying premuiums on travel jobs and focusing on staffing positions.

Verifying last 2-years of rental history and income/employment extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Tenant Default: 20-30% probability of eviction or early lease termination.Section 8: Class D rents meet program requirements, often challenges to pass Section 8 inspection.Vacancies: 20%+, depending on market conditions and tenant screening.Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciation.Where did we get our FICO credit score information from?

I’m wondering if my budget is just too low, but then again if you’re buying a property that’s a lot more, I still don’t see how you would get cash flow.

any other suggestionsCurrently, I haven't paid off the rentals because interest rates are low and money are in equities making 7% or more. 

They've even been pulling other trades inspectors in to cover the gaps.Sure some of the reasoning is legit, then I also think that it is government just trying to make as much money as possible and controlling public business as much as they can to support their paychecks, employment, then government spending habits & programs.

I did not bank on rates being super low, but it would be nice.