If you're close to breaking even and you're buying with almost no cash out of pocket it may still be worth it. 

Whenever we have a tenant like this, we immediately give them the option to break the lease without penalty.

Residential real estate investing has the potential to be very profitable. But how much do you need to invest in real estate and generate steady passive income?
Unfortunately, the perceived excessive costs involved ...

What will those monthly loses to be if something breaks, like a pool, hot tube or any other hospitality essentials. 

We wouldn't be breaking ground anytime soon, just now starting the info gathering phase.

If in a low income area and a squatter breaks in and sets up shop, they can stay there a year before you can put them out.

I've been thinking about this one a lot as a realtor having to have these convos with my clients, and wanted to break it down with some simple numbers.You may have heard about the new law changes in the real estate industry about commissions and compensation.Some home sellers might be asking, “why would I want to pay a buyer’s agent??”

From what I’m seeing in this market (Hoboken, Essex and Bergen county), it’s really hard to break-even or turn a profit.

if the property breaks even, you should be OK since in theory there won't be any major capex for several years.

Could pay cash for everything to get built and lease up to break even and then cash out refi to pay them back and possibly (obviously could be worse too) at a lower interest rate then now.