You should be picky about who you partner with on real estate investments, especially when they are outside property deals – or not in your typical network. It’s very important in today’s stale rental property market. Rob Rowsell explains the numbers that he looks for when when he considers investing in outside property deals.
Outside Property Deals
Rob had sound advice for a caller who asked if he ever funded outside property deals. He always does his homework, especially in tricky real estate markets like the 2025 US landscape.
To use a baseball analogy, you need to look for home runs! This means that you are confident that you can raise the units to less than 15% vacancy total. Translation: 10% physically and 5% economically. If a deal looks like a double or less, he will not consider it. Underwrite accordingly in order to keep up with current trends.
When you are stress testing potential investments, examine the underwriting numbers with your trusted team. Lenders should always help with assuring Ordinance and Law insurance coverage. Make sure your that your insurance agent knows that you need Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae compliance in your policy agreement. It will cost you an arm and a leg today, but better two limbs now than four down the line.
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