Investing in Dona Ana County
Dona Ana County covers 2 rental markets we actively finance in New Mexico — Las Cruces, Sunland Park. Across those markets the median investment basis averages $267,500, a long-term lease averages $1,738/month, and the average all-in PITIA on a DSCR loan at the minimum down payment is $1,791. That produces a county-wide average DSCR ratio near 0.96x.
Basis varies more inside Dona Ana County than the average suggests. Sunland Park is the lowest entry point at roughly $235,000, while Las Cruces currently models the strongest coverage ratio in the county at 1.05x. When two towns in the same county ratio differently, it is almost always the rent-to-price relationship rather than the rate — the same loan pricing applies county-wide, so the deal is won on which submarket you buy in.