If you need $5,000/Mo to replace your income and each rental property generates $300/Mo cash flow, you will need to acquire 17 properties ($5,000/$300).

Detroit seems popular for cash flow!

I had a rough appraisal on a UWM loan here in Cleveland OH and we're trying to find a new lender for this $85k DSCR cash out refi.

Purchase price: $289,000 Cash invested: $50,000Live in/flip then LTR

If there aren't any massive physical problems with the property, it appears you can grow income and equity.You might be able to buy this with little cash out of pocket if the seller owns it free and clear and was willing to finance nearly all of it.  

My interest rate and purchase price wouldn’t allow for positive cash flow unless I charged an unreasonable rent—or put about $500K toward the principal, which isn't ideal.I’m a high earner, so I’m weighing my options:Take the loss ($60K-$100K), buy another house, and chalk this up to a hard lesson learned.Refinance, put more money into it, and rent it out long-term—even if it’s not immediately profitable.Invest my money elsewhere and try to make peace with staying here for several years.Would love to hear thoughts from anyone with experience in real estate, financial strategy, or noise mitigation.

I wouldn't have any interest in buying something like this to hold since it would be so far negative cash flow wise on a monthly basis.

I've been surprised at properties that have passed conventional financing though...and even FHA....also, one could present 2 offers to seller--one for a cash offer and one for seller financing (at a higher price of course). 

Ultimately, you will need to have the borrowed funds in USD and ideally in your US business entity bank account to sail through underwriting with US lenders on US properties.Caveat: the rates will likely be something like 10-12% so it would not make sense on a long-term holding, more like on a down payment on a purchase and rehab value-add project that you will eventually sell (or cash-out refinance) to pay off the borrowed funds in a few months. 

Are you looking for immediate cash flow or longer term appreciation?