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What's a typical cap rate on a James Island 2-family in 2026?

Cap rate on a James Island two-family depends on the purchase price, actual rents and real operating costs for that specific property, so no single target applies across the island. James Island covers a wide range of building ages and lot types, from older bungalows to newer construction, and each carries a different insurance and maintenance cost that changes the return. An investor should run the numbers on net operating income against the actual purchase price rather than borrow a rate from another market. Brian Beatty can pull current James Island rental comparables so an investor tests a specific property's real numbers.

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