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Single-family that pencils

SFR as an investment — BRRRR, turnkey and rent-to-price — plus straight-up home brokerage across Northwest Arkansas. Every house gets underwritten before you wire a dime.

  • BRRRR & value-add sourcing
  • Turnkey rental acquisition
  • Rent-to-price screening
  • Primary-home brokerage too
Why SFR here

Houses people actually want to rent

NWA's job growth fills single-family rentals with the kind of tenants who stay — relocating professionals and growing families.

Walmart, Tyson and J.B. Hunt keep pulling households into Benton and Washington counties, and many of them rent a house before they buy one. That makes a well-bought SFR a reliable cash-flow asset with a built-in exit to owner-occupants.

We help you buy the right house at the right basis — whether you're recycling capital through BRRRR, stacking turnkey rentals, or buying a home to live in first.

$500M+
real estate transacted & advised
16
NWA cities with rentable SFR inventory
20+ yrs
underwriting houses through every cycle
ARV
and rent checked on every BRRRR

Turnkey vs. BRRRR

Two ways to build an SFR position. We model both on the actual house in front of you.

TurnkeyBRRRR / value-add
Cash flowFrom day one, predictableAfter the rehab and lease-up
EffortLow — buy and holdHigh — manage a rehab and refi
CapitalLargely tied up in the dealRecycled out on refinance
UpsideSteady, modestLarger if the numbers hit
What we underwrite

The metrics that actually matter

Rent-to-price

The first screen — gross rent against all-in basis to flag deals worth a deeper look.

Rehab scope

Real bids on the work, not a guess, so the budget survives contact with the house.

After-repair value

Comp-backed ARV so a BRRRR refinance actually returns the capital you put in.

True operating costs

Taxes, insurance, management, vacancy and capex reserves loaded honestly.

Financing fit

Conventional, portfolio or DSCR debt matched to your strategy and hold.

Tenant & exit

Who rents it, and whether it can sell to an owner-occupant down the road.

Just buying a home?

Live in it now, rent it later

Not every client wants a rental on day one. If you're buying a place to live, we bring the same discipline — comps, condition, neighborhood trajectory — so you buy smart.

And because we underwrite as we go, you'll know what it would rent for if life ever takes you elsewhere. Your first home can quietly become your first rental.

  • Comp-driven offer price
  • Condition & inspection scrutiny
  • Future rent potential noted

Frequently asked questions

What is BRRRR and do you help with it?

BRRRR is Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat — buy a distressed house, fix it, rent it, then pull most of your capital back out on a refinance to do it again. We help you find candidates, scope the rehab realistically, and check that the after-repair value and rent actually support the refinance.

Turnkey or value-add — which is right for me?

Depends on your time and risk appetite. Turnkey rentals cash flow from day one with little work but thinner upside. Value-add and BRRRR demand a rehab and management but can recycle your capital. We model both on the specific house, not on averages.

How do you screen an SFR for cash flow?

Rent-to-price first, then the real costs — taxes, insurance, management, vacancy, capex reserves and maintenance. A house that pencils on rent-to-price can still bleed once you load realistic expenses, and we'd rather find that before you close.

Can you just help me buy a home to live in?

Yes. A lot of clients want a primary home, not a rental. We bring the same comp discipline and condition scrutiny so you buy well — and so the home holds value if you ever turn it into a rental later.

Got a house in your sights?

Send the address. We'll run rent-to-price, scope the rehab and tell you whether it pencils as a rental — or just as a great place to live.