Investing in Monroe County
Monroe County covers 2 rental markets we actively finance in Pennsylvania — Mount Pocono, Stroudsburg. Across those markets the median investment basis averages $287,500, a long-term lease averages $1,163/month, and the average all-in PITIA on a DSCR loan at the minimum down payment is $2,261. That produces a county-wide average DSCR ratio near 0.52x.
Basis varies more inside Monroe County than the average suggests. Mount Pocono is the lowest entry point at roughly $275,000, while Mount Pocono currently models the strongest coverage ratio in the county at 0.52x. 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.