Real estate investors who swooped in to buy single family rental properties in the last three years may be looking to “cash out” soon, according to data from RealtyTrac.
As the market raises home values, investors today are facing a potential gained equity return of 26 percent, according to the RealtyTrac study, which looked at 200,000 home purchases between January 2012 and August 2014.
On average, the data shows a purchase price of $167,556 along with a current estimated value of $211,897.