Investing in Tarrant County
Tarrant County covers 2 rental markets we actively finance in Texas — Arlington, Fort Worth. Across those markets the median investment basis averages $330,000, a long-term lease averages $1,888/month, and the average all-in PITIA on a DSCR loan at the minimum down payment is $2,514. That produces a county-wide average DSCR ratio near 0.75x.
Basis varies more inside Tarrant County than the average suggests. Arlington is the lowest entry point at roughly $320,000, while Fort Worth currently models the strongest coverage ratio in the county at 0.79x. 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.