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Full results Stessa-ResiClub Real Estate Investor Survey

Full results Stessa-ResiClub Real Estate Investor Survey

Among single-family real estate investors, 65% say the most frustrating part of the buying process is finding deals that cash flow—that share is even higher among landlords based in the West (78%).

Meghan Malas
June 10, 2025

ResiClub recently teamed up with Stessa, an asset management and accounting software for real estate investors, owned by Roofstock. Stessa helps landlords eliminate busywork, maximize returns, track income/expenses, screen tenants, draft leases, collect rent, simplify tax time, and benchmark performance—all in one place.

Investors who own at least one single-family investment property were eligible to respond to the Stessa-ResiClub Real Estate Investor Survey, fielded between May 20 and June 6, 2025.

In total, 239 single-family investors/landlords completed the survey.

Some of our findings —>

45% of U.S. real estate investors say they plan to grow their portfolios in the near term.
Nearly two-thirds of real estate investors (65%) say the most frustrating part of the buying process is finding deals that cash flow—that share is even higher among landlords based in the West (78%).
Half of surveyed real estate investors (50%) said they’d accept a mortgage rate up to 7.00% on their next purchase.
58% of real estate investors say they self-manage their properties.
20% say they first look at off-market deal sources.
When it comes to the search, real estate investors say Zillow is the most helpful platform, with more than 70% considering it “very helpful” or “somewhat helpful.”

Big picture: Taking into account home prices, decelerated rent growth, and interest rates, many single-family real estate investors are hard-pressed to find new rental properties that cash flow enough in today’s market. It takes more work now to find the needed returns.

Let’s take a look at the results.