Investing in Lake County
Lake County covers 2 rental markets we actively finance in Florida — Clermont, Mount Dora. Across those markets the median investment basis averages $410,000, a long-term lease averages $2,113/month, and the average all-in PITIA on a DSCR loan at the minimum down payment is $2,919. That produces a county-wide average DSCR ratio near 0.72x.
Basis varies more inside Lake County than the average suggests. Mount Dora is the lowest entry point at roughly $400,000, while Mount Dora currently models the strongest coverage ratio in the county at 0.73x. 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.