Debt Free Real Estate Investing

[Bri Deel]

Hi everyone!

I've only just began my REI journey, so please don't judge this question, but PLEASE help me to understand how the numbers work to invest in real estate unless you pay for the properties in cash. Say for example you want to purchase a $100,000 property, you only put $20,000 down, and you get a loan for $80,000. Most of all the monthly rent will go to the loan and all the other expenses that comes with owning and managing a real estate property and then your left with only a couple hundred dollars...how does that make it worth it to invest?? Unless you have multiple properties, right? What am I missing here??

Thanks in advanced!