### What is Single Room Occupancy?

Single Room Occupancy or SRO is the renting of a house room by room. This is similar to a boarding house where there are very few communal common areas. Typically a fixed price for one person per room, and a slightly higher rate for two people in one room.

 

Single Room Occupancy can be a great rental property investment strategy given the ability to maximize a dwelling's rent revenue. For example, a 2,500 SF 4 BR single family residence that rents for $2,000/month can be converted into an 8 BR SRO that generates $500 per BR or $4,000 per month in rental income. 

 

While in the example above we were able to double the monthly rental income, it's important to make sure you don't double your property management headaches. Rental property investors who are successful with SRO rentals have a disciplined system for screening tenants and often partner with Section 8, social security and veterans programs.

Single Room Occupancy or SRO is the renting of a house room by room. Learn more about single room occupancy at OfferMarket.

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## Are you able to lend on rural properties?

 

We can't lend on rural properties. How can I find out, if my property is rural? Here are more detail on how to verify if your property is rural in our [Rural Designation Search Tools](https://www.offermarket.us/blog/rural-designation-search-tools). The 2 search tools are hosted by USDA Rural Development Property Eligibility and CFPB Rural and Underserved Areas Checker. Both of the tools must flag the property as none rural for it to be eligible for our funding. Use these instruction to find out [if your property is considered rural](https://www.offermarket.us/blog/rural-designation-search-tools)

 

## What areas do you do serve in Arkansas? 

 

We work with all properties in Kentucky that have a non-rural designation. Use this [rural designation search tool](https://www.offermarket.us/blog/rural-designation-search-tools) to see if your property is considered rural.

 

## What areas in Arkansas are booming? 

 

Arkansas's rental market is experiencing steady growth due to a combination of factors, including affordable cost of living compared to national averages, moderate job growth in sectors like healthcare and construction projected over the next 5 years, and limited housing supply putting upward pressure on rents, particularly for single-family homes.

 

1. Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers):

 

The Northwest Arkansas region, including Fayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers, is experiencing moderate population growth, with an estimated 20,000 new residents expected in the next 5 years, driven by major employers like Walmart headquarters and the University of Arkansas.

 

- 72701 (Fayetteville): Home to the University of Arkansas, creating high demand for rentals near campus. Major employers include the University and Walmart. Rents could potentially increase by 3-5% annually.
- 72764 (Springdale): Industrial center with Tyson Foods headquarters and other manufacturing facilities. Rents could potentially increase by 2-4% annually due to steady job growth.
- 72756 (Rogers): Growing suburban area with a mix of families and young professionals. Major employers include Walmart and retail/service businesses. Rents could potentially increase by 2-4% annually due to steady demand.

 

2. Central Arkansas (Little Rock/North Little Rock):

 

Central Arkansas, including Little Rock and North Little Rock, is experiencing slow but steady population growth, with an estimated 10,000 new residents expected in the next 5 years. Major economic drivers include state government, healthcare (UAMS Medical Center), and finance sectors.

 

- 72201 (Downtown Little Rock): Revitalized downtown area with a growing entertainment district and job opportunities. Major employers include UAMS, banks, and state government. Rents could potentially increase by 2-4% annually as demand rises from young professionals.
- 72207 (Chenal): Upscale suburban area with excellent schools. Major employers nearby include healthcare facilities and corporate offices. Rents could potentially remain stable or increase slightly by 1-2% annually due to limited availability.
- 72118 (North Little Rock): Family-friendly area with a growing population. Major employers include manufacturing facilities and retail/service businesses. Rents could potentially increase by 2-4% annually due to steady demand.

 

3. Fort Smith:

 

Fort Smith is experiencing moderate population growth, with an estimated 5,000 new residents expected in the next 5 years. Major economic drivers include manufacturing (aerospace and automotive industries) and healthcare (Mercy Fort Smith).

 

- 72901 (Downtown Fort Smith): Undergoing revitalization with new developments. Major employers include Mercy Fort Smith hospital and manufacturing companies. Rents could potentially increase by 2-4% annually as demand rises.
- 72903 (Greenwood): Suburban area with excellent schools and proximity to major employers. Rents could potentially increase by 2-3% annually due to steady demand from families.
- 72916 (Barling): Growing suburban area with a mix of young professionals and families. Major employers include manufacturing facilities and retail/service businesses. Rents could potentially increase by 2-4% annually due to steady demand.

 

## How do DSCR loans work in Arkansas?

 

The overall process of getting a DSCR Loan in Arkansas is approximately as follows. You submit an application for a loan (you can get started on your loan with an [instant quote](https://www.offermarket.us/loan)) answering 14 questions about your property. An instant quote will tell you if you qualify for the loan in under 1 minute of your time. It will also show you the a preliminary interest rate and loan amount. Once you select desired LTV (which can be changed later), your quote will be converted to a Loan File for processing purposes.

 

You will have to submit documents as part of your Loan File for underwriting. Documents we may ask for will include personal and property documents such as purchase contracts, current leases, borrowing entity documents, deeds, title work (we will engage a title company or an attorney on your behalf to draw up these documents), background and credit reports (that we will order), bank statements for liquidity verification as well as other documents that may be applicable to your specific deal. Full list of requirements can be found here in [DSCR loan requirements](https://www.offermarket.us/blog/dscr-loan-requirements).

 

We will also handle all the aspects of scheduling and appraisal for you. Please note that we have a promotion, where new clients receive a 100% refund at closing for their appraisal and existing clients forever get a 50% refund for their appraisal at closing as our way to say thank you for allowing us to partner with you! Once all the loan documents are submitted, the Loan File goes through underwriting, at which point the underwriting committee may ask for additional documents depending on their discretion. Once the committee receives all the documents and approves the file, closing can be scheduled.

 

The closing, will be handled by the title company or at the office of closing attorney. Once closing is complete, funds will be wired. Post closing, the loan will be entered into servicing and you will receive information regarding setting up auto-pay or other options that may be available for your loan depending on the specific servicer's capabilities.

 

## Can you lend on properties worth less then $100k?

 

In short, no, appraisal as is value must come in at above 100k. We can only lend on properties that are less then $100k if they are in a portfolio with other properties and the portfolio's total as-is value on the appraisal is above $250k. In order to qualify for our loans, the property must appraise for at least $100k as-is at the time of the appraisal, however, total loan amount may be less then 100k, minimum loan amount is $55k.

 

## Do you do cash out refi no seasoning for Arkansas loans?

 

We do offer refinance options with no seasoning requirements. Here is the general criteria for cash out refi no seasoning for Arkansas loans. Easiest way to see if you qualify is to answer a few question in our [online quoter](https://www.offermarket.us/loans). It will compare all of our lending criteria against your answers and give you a response in under 1 minute without you needing to read anything. If in case you want to do it the hard way, please read on to see some of the guidelines below with a [full list of our requirements here](https://www.offermarket.us/blog/cash-out-refi-no-seasoning).

 

Minimum loan amount has to be above $55,000. Minimum As-Is value on the appraisal has to be $100,000. Between 1-4 units. Must have an active lease with proof of security deposit collected. Property condition must be [C4 or better](https://www.offermarket.us/blog/property-condition-ratings-c1-c2-c3-c4-c5-c6). Minimum credit score of 680. Credit score between 680 to 699, gets maximum LTV of 70%, credit score of 700+ gets maximum LTV of 75%. Max LTC, 100% (less than 90 days seasoning), 140% (90 to 179 days seasoning). Minimum verified rehab, 20% of purchase price (less than 90 days seasoning), n/a (90+ days seasoning). Minimum verified rehab, is an improvement that has been done to the unit to verify increase in as-is value in such as short period of time (less then 90 days) to justify the no seasoning period. Origination fee of 1 to 2 points depending on the loan amount to keep the lights on. Lender fee, $1,995 (doesn't go to OfferMarket), includes multiple fees to several different 3rd party verification services, necessary to certify the information in the Loan File for closing. Appraisal at AMC market price, we also have a promotion that new clients get 100% of their appraisal refunded at closing and 50% refund for existing clients. Time to close, 20-25 days.

 

I know this is a lot of information. You don't have to lift a finger to calculate any of this to see if you qualify, all you have to do is answer 14 simple questions about your deal and we will tell you if we are a good fit for you and what kind of deal we can offer you. To get an answer on your specific situation, please answer 14 simple questions here in our [online quoter for Arkansas DSCR loans](https://www.offermarket.us/loans).

 

## Do I need to have my property insured to qualify for funding?

 

Yes, but if you don't already have insurance, we can roll it into the lending process with no extra charge or effort to you. Our insurance team works with thousands of carriers and is intimately familiar with the insurance requirements of your loan. They will be able to ether talk to the agent of your choice or find the most competitive offer without our network of carriers to complement your loan with no extra effort or expense to you. If you already have insurance, you should get an instant quote to see if we can offer you a more competitive rate and save you thousands of dollars over the lifetime of your policy. [Get you instant insurance quote](https://www.offermarket.us/insurance) here.

 

## What are the best DSCR Lender Arkansas?

 

There are many DSCR lenders in Arkansas and you have many options to get your loan funded. As fellow rental property investors, we built OfferMarket to be a low cost DSCR lender. We believe you should never have to wonder if you're getting the best possible terms from your lender. You should never need to waste time negotiating. That's why we provide you with our best possible term sheet every single time -- you get our lowest rate and lowest fees.

 

Your first loan with OfferMarket is the start of a long term relationship. It's our opportunity to provide you with remarkable value and prove that we deserve to be your partner on your real estate investing journey. We feel a sense of obligation to prove we deserve your business on each and every loan.

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This article shall serve as notice that every day at OfferMarket is 'Sell My House Fast' day. As long as you ask yourself or Google "how to sell my house fast", OfferMarket needs to be top of mind. Sell My House Fast is taking on a new meaning thanks to our super modern technology and ridiculously simple home sale process. 

 

## Sell my house fast and fair is more like it...

 

It's not about how fast you can sell your house. It's about how fast you can sell your home for a [fair price](https://www.neighborwho.com/real-estate/what-is-the-fair-market-value-of-a-property/). We're talking a yeah these folks at OfferMarket ran one hell of a process and made buyers compete "fair" price. No real estate agents, no middle man, no cash buyers with a cash offer, just regular other people looking at my property and trying to give me the best price and make sure it goes into good hands. 

 

## Does your house look like this?

 

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If your home looks like the inside of the one in this video, and you're thinking to yourself "man, I need to sell my house fast", you should stop reading and create your free listing on OfferMarket. Each listing has a Co-Pilot, a tool that will help you sell your home quickly, help you avoid common pitfalls and prevent many headaches typically associated with a home sale. No matter what your properties curb appeal, list it to test the market, and see what investor appetite is really like. Is it time to sell, no one know, but what we do know is that its risk free and free to test the market by creating a free listing and letting Co-Pilot guide through the process to sell quickly.

 

## Co-Pilot 

 

A free listing on OfferMarket means you get the power of Co-Pilot, a AI technology tool that will guide you through every step of the way to selling your home. Think of it like for [sale by owner (FSBO)]("https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/fsbo") with an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that helps you at each step of the process. 

 

## Marketing your property with Co-Pilot

 

It will help you market your property to get you as many views as possibly by helping you do the following things:

 

- Send a direct email to OfferMarket's buyers list (once you verify everything looks correct by sending yourself a test email, its very important to make a good first impression when marketing your property. The number one way to achieve that is to make sure your listing has good pictures and a detailed description, as well as reasonable list price. We noticed that below market listing prices make investors and retail buyers flock to your property and create bidding wars ultimately giving you more money for the property (if the bidding doesn't reach the price you like, you don't have to sell so there is really no down side). On the other hand, a high starting list price resulted in no one being interested in the property because that signals to the seller might not be reasonable and hard to work with, thus we always recommend pricing low (you don't have to sell if there is no bidding war) since that just attracts people, otherwise no one might even checkout the property. This is what we call a trojan horse strategy
- Use OfferMarket's social media accounts, just as twitter and instagram to create online assets for your listing which will increase google's ranking of your listing and create a feedback loop to attract even more buyers
- Help you send your listing to your own social media network such as facebook, linkedIn and twitter. If you don't have those social media accounts, we recommend that you create them because once more, sharing there will create more online assets that will help increase visibility of your listing on search results, ultimately giving you a wider reach
- Co-Pilot recommends that you purchase a QR enabled lawn sign for your property that will be linked to your listing to generate even more local views for your property.
- Boosting your listing on OfferMarket can also give you additional exposure and show the OfferMarket community that you are motivated to sell your property.

 

Once Co-Pilot helped you generate views for your property, people will start to schedule Tour to physically checkout your property. To make the best impression make sure to do a deep clean of the property but don't do any repairs, research shows that sellers never recover the cost of doing repairs and OfferMarket makes is clear to the buyers that they should expect properties to be as is. If somethings isn't up to their standards they should look for another property, everything should be factored into the listing price of the property.

 

## Conducting Tours with Co-Pilot

 

OfferMarket gives your viewers ability to schedule property tours for your property, think of it like a more personalized open house for each requester. Co-Pilot helps facilitate each tour by doing the following:

 

- Enables each requester to verify their ID through the website. This way, OfferMarket can ensure that each Tour is safe and provides an insurance that if anything goes wrong, there is always a paper trail to track down the Tour requester, helping us keep our seller safe and happy. On your listing you will be able to see when a requester has confirmed their ID and you will be able to move to the next step of the Tour process. 
- Requests that each Tour requester submits a [proof of funds (POF)]("https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/proof-of-funds"), this way seller will be sure that each Tour requester is able to purchase the property and is not wasting seller's time. On your listing page, you will be able to see when Tour requester completes this step so you can move to the next step.
- Schedule a Tour date and time. Once ID and proof of funds has been verified, the Tour requester and you can finalize the Tour date and time that works best for both of you. One the date and time is finalized, you will have to confirm it on the website so everything is absolutely clear and everyone can show up on the correct day at the correct time. 
- Leave Tour feedback. Once property Tour has been conducted, both Tour requester and you will be able to provide feedback on how everything went. This way we can maintain clear and transparent communication, on how things went and what were the pros and cons of the property from the perspective of the potential buyer. This step helps make sure everyone is aligned, helps reduce back and forth negotiations and ultimately expedite the closing of the deal.

Once several Tours have been conducted you will most likely receive an offer, and possibly even a cash offer for your property! At this point Co-Pilot will guide you through the closing process for the deal. 

## Evaluate Offers with Co-Pilot and sell your property

Once several offers have been submitted, you will be able to compare them, all in one place, on your listing! All the information you will need to make an educated decision in one place, without confusion or overwhelming details, just actionable pointers provided by Co-Pilot. Remember, you don't have to accept any offer that falls short of your expectations, so its really risk free for you to list with Co-Pilot, you are just testing the market, until market gives you the price you need. 

 

Once you have picked the offer that best suits your needs, Co-Pilot will add a title company to manage the closing and start to request all the necessary documents from the buyer to finalize a closing date. Thanks to the automation and technology the process is much simpler than it used to be with traditional approaches which still leverage long email chains to gather all the necessary information. Closing costs will be broken down and included and because of high degree of automation of OfferMarket thanks to Co-Pilot (and some work that you have done to close this deal) closing costs should be lower than with traditional sales process. 

 

## Who uses OfferMarket's Co-Pilot?

 

Many people use OfferMarket's Co-Pilot. Since its a free AI technology tool to help you sell a house anybody who needs to sell a house can use it. Real estate agents, wholesaler, home sellers, owners (for sale by owner) have successfully utilized OfferMarket's Co-Pilot to close their real estate transactions quickly, efficiently, and at a fair price. 

 

## Co-Pilot sounds like a lot, do I have to use it?

 

It is a lot, but its easier then selling your home on your own, [sale by owner (FSBO)]("https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/fsbo") and much much cheaper than getting representation (wholesaler or real estate agents) to sell your home. Co-Pilot is a self-checkout for real estate, which means to get the benefit (more money in your pocket) you will have to do some things to close the transaction (checkout). However, we do have another option....

 

## Auto-Pilot

OfferMarket also offers an improved version of Co-Pilot technology, called Auto-Pilot. 

 

Auto-Pilot will take care of all Co-Pilot steps auto-magically. It will market your property, help with tours and deal with the closing of the transaction, but its not free like Co-Pilot. OfferMarket charges 1% fee at the time of the closing for the Auto-Pilot automation. This is a competitive fee, which is much smaller that what others charge and it gets you a fair and competitive price for your home (it advices you on what is a fair versus a low ball offer, and remember you never have to sell for a price you don't like, so its always a win-win). How do you get your house sold quickly for a good price? List for free, use OfferMarket's Co-Pilot (or maybe Auto-Pilot) and see what market of regular people, not predatory we buys your house for cash and don't get a second opinion investors, will pay for a dwelling they themselves want to live in!

 

​We buy houses in any condition. We buy houses in poor condition. By 'we', we mean our huge network of qualified buyers. Home buying is what OfferMarket investor community does for a living. Selling a house in poor condition is our specialty. Wondering how to sell a house in poor condition? Click the button below to create a free listing and get started with OfferMarket's Co-Pilot selling assistant. Listing your house will help you test the market for free and risk free.

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#### What is a SFR? 🏠

 

The abbreviation SFR stands for single family residence. SFRs can include the following housing types:

 

- Detached home
- Townhome

 

#### Are SFRs a good rental property investment?

 

SFRs -- much like duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes and multifamily -- can make a great investment. As with any investment, it all depends on the quality of the asset, the purchase price, and the local market conditions. Here are things the most successful single family rental property investors focus on:

 

- [Cap rate](https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/cap-rate-capitalization-rate)
- [Cash on cash return](https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/cash-on-cash-return)
- [Free cash flow](https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/free-cash-flow)
- Construction (year built, materials used, building quality)
- Local market trends (population growth, housing market appreciation, supply and demand)

 

The single family rental property asset class has grown tremendously since the 2008 subprime mortgage financial crisis with the likes of Blackstone (Invitation Homes), and American Homes 4 Rent each owning more than 50,000 detached single family homes in their portfolios.

 

#### How do I find SFRs for sale?

 

The availability of quadplexes varies based on the local market. Here is where you can find your next quadplex investment property:

 

- Zillow
- Redfin
- OfferMarket
- Facebook Marketplace
- Craigslist
- Local wholesaler [buyer's list](https://www.offermarket.us/guides/real-estate-wholesaling-how-to-build-a-buyers-list)

 

#### Related concepts:

 

- [SFR](https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/sfr)
- [Duplex](https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/duplex)
- [Triplex](https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/triplex)
- [Fourplex](https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/fourplex)
- [House Hacking](https://www.offermarket.us/real-estate-glossary/house-hacking)

An SFR is a single family residence. This is either a detached house or a townhome. There's more to learn about SFRs at OfferMarket.

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