What are your buy and hold investment rules?

[Scott Wessels]

Hi All,

I want to know what your investment rules are for buy and hold investments, specifically SFRs.  I know about the 1% rule, 2% rule, the 50% rule etc...that's not what I'm asking about.  I'm trying to figure out what you use to be and stay successful in investing, so I can apply what fits to my investment strategy.

I want to know what your goals are for cash on cash return, cashflow per unit, ROI, or whatever you use to screen deals. Why do you use this rule? And how can other variables effect your decisions? Things like interest rate, purchase price, LTV, potential appreciation, property type.

Thanks in advance.  I hope this drums up some good discussion!