My total expense ratio on each property I own ranges anywhere from 40%-50% annually, but I also self-manage and am not a slumlord (I am pro-active with maintenance, not reactive).

I wanted to briefly re-introduce myself (I’m committing to get more active in BP again!) 

I agree we are quite active in the space. 

I'm not talking about saving for savings sake, but actively considering how a dollar can reproduce itself so that you can not only have whatever it is you want to buy, but also put more of the reproductions to work making more dollars and still have the original dollar.

I currently am an active investor in the Reading area and I can tell you it’s definitely a good area to start off with.

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Since you have no experience- network and find the most active fix and flip investors in Charlotte, Raleigh or Greensboro. 

If I were you, I’d consider chatting with a property management firm active in that area...SlateHouse Group’s name comes up in local investor circles now and then...just to get a sense of what rents are really doing on the ground.

So while you may get several numbers for an individual, not all numbers will still be active for that person so the total accuracy rate will go down.

You'll have less cash flow on the 200k but the absolute equity build will be faster.I'll also say that I don't actively avoid cash flow.