Markets shift, expenses rise, and if you’re not running your numbers regularly, you might be holding onto something for emotional reasons — not financial ones.Curious to hear from others:Have any of you pivoted from short-term rentals back to long-term holds or sold off a property because the math stopped working?

So we get to use MATH vs hope. 

Bottom line, you’ve already done the hardest part by getting started and now it’s about doing your homework, and continuing to learn and build relationships.Wishing you continued success!

The math works a lot better in median priced neighborhoods, but that of course  conflicts with the cash flow centric approach.Understood.But actualy the point that I want to assert is that the valuation of Milwaukee is supported by people income.In 53208/53209, Median income there is 100k.

A lot of new investors go that route when their local market doesn’t offer the returns or opportunities they’re looking for.The key is having a solid team on the ground (agent, property manager, contractor) and doing your homework on the market.

>On a construction cost of roughly $150,000–$220,000, that translates to annual gross rents of $24,600–$30,600, or a 7–15% cash-on-cash return before financing.Your math has zero expense cost which is far from the case for residential RE.  

A family friend is thinking about selling their house in Malden, MA. 

Either way you gotta first fix your math and viability. 

If you’re risk-averse and want simplicity and maximum profit now, selling might make sense, just be sure the math checks out.

I was not giving tangible math to go off, but I did see you did a little math on those numbers..