How much capital can you raise?

Raising rent can feel like walking a tightrope: you want to protect your bottom line, but you also don’t want to push away a great tenant or run afoul of California’s ever-evolving rental laws.So, when is the right time to raise rent?

Research local landlord-tenant laws for raising rent guidelines.

I'd also look for ways to increase my income either through a raise at my current employer, switching to another employer, or picking up extra work.You could also talk to DSCR loan folks to see what type of underwriting they'd need to see to fund you.

Love that you have ties to South Florida and that you’re focused on capital raising and private lending now.

This strategy helped me raise rents without tenant turnover and gave me the confidence to retire early with rentals.I’ll share:The exact framework I used (and how you can too)How it applies to Section 8, rent control, and PMsMy mindset shifts on early retirementThere will be a live Q&A also so ask away!

I raised the rent to market and was instantly making $300/month cash flow and had $25,000 in equity.I recently heard a statistic that 50% of first-time landlords become disillusioned and sell their property within 1 year of purchasing it.

Does anyone have any experience with Ignite Funding.

If you're more debt adverse, like me, you could save the cash, or sell possessions or non retirement stocks to fund your first deal.

If you're doing all the heavy lifting (finding, managing, overseeing rehab), and they’re funding the deal, you could structure it a couple ways:Debt model – they’re just the lender.