Negative cashflow in SA property analysis

[Ianne C.]

Hi all! I am a new out-of-state RE investor in San Antonio. We are a little familiar with the city having called it home (and still do!) for 20 or so years. I have been analyzing properties both SFH and duplexes with the BP Rental Property calculator tool. It is a little disheartening to see every time we run the numbers that it results to a negative cash flow. I have repairs, capex, and vacancy set at 10% and property management to 8%. Is there a better way to set these expenses to get to a more accurate cashflow calculation. Any insights will be appreciated!