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How do you classify yourself as a landlord or real estate investor? Are you a rookie emerging on the scene? Do you identify as an independent or small landlord? Or are you perhaps a property manager with a few rentals under your belt? 

How you see yourself in relation to the real estate world can depend largely on how others like you classify themselves. And this can include anywhere from a mom-and-pop landlord to a large multifamily corporation. However, with the advent of modern technology, there’s a new type of landlord on the scene — the digital landlord.

Previously being a real estate investor or landlord came with a lot of manual tasks. Things like collecting rent, sorting through paper applications, and even navigating maintenance issues were time-consuming and tedious. But with technological advances in the real estate landscape, tech is transforming historically manual pain points of the renting process into seamless, simple, and digital.

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In 2022, 41% of renters spent more than 35% of their income on rent. As rental and living costs rise, wages are struggling to keep up. Living in a major city is exceptionally expensive, so most young professionals live in older apartments farther away to save money. With so much spent on rent, it’s unfathomable for younger generations to even think about purchasing their own homes.

But what if there was a way to live in a new apartment and save 30%-40% on rent? Furthermore, the rent includes utilities, regular cleaning, furniture, and community events. Sounds too good to be true? It’s real, it’s called co-living, and it’s on the rise.

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Prospective homebuyers are getting a little more hopeful that mortgage rates will come down, and a greater share is feeling confident that it’s a good time to buy a home, according to the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index, which has recovered slightly from its all-time low in October. The data comes from a survey of about 1,000 homeowners and renters who were asked more than 100 questions about their attitudes toward home buying and the economy. 

The Fed has indicated that slower rate hikes are on the way and may even cease once rates reach just over 5% since December data shows inflation is moderating. Meanwhile, many markets are already shifting into the hands of the buyer, with sellers offering more concessions, and the Case-Shiller Index shows home prices declining month-over-month, though they’re still elevated compared to a year ago. More prospective homebuyers are betting that the affordability crunch will ease, likely as a result of these changes. But if their optimism translates to increased demand, that could cause prices to rise again. 

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The No. 1 reason wholesalers have such a terrible reputation in the real estate industry is because they never have good deals. The most common complaint I hear is that wholesalers aren’t leaving enough profit margin for investor-buyers to make any money deals. 

So what’s considered a good deal anyway?

That would be a property that is going to bring our investor-buyers a nice return on their money after flipping. The biggest problem is that there’s a lot of wholesalers out there who don’t know how properly analyze deals!

It’s critical as a wholesaler that we analyze deals from a fix-and-flipper or buy-and-hold investor’s perspective because they are our primary customer. And what may look like a good deal for us wholesalers may not be a good deal for our investor-buyers.

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In recent years, a fairly new loan product: Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) loans, has become enormously popular with real estate investors. DSCR loans have become a critical tool for investors on track to achieve their dreams of financial freedom.

These loans, meant specifically for investment properties only, are so effective and popular because they require no income verification (or Debt-To-Income Ratio) and no tax returns or endless paperwork. Further — while the qualification and documentation are much less than conventional mortgages — the interest rates are just barely higher (typically less than 1% more). These loans offer fixed rates for 30 years, including options where it’s interest-only for the first 10 years, so you avoid the payoff and refinance pressure that often comes with hard money alternatives.

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