Few workings supporting more retirees is a bad mix for long term sustainability.

You would have to meet the 2% rule and get lucky on the 50% guideline to meet your objective but it is do-able and without any appreciation The rub is that in order to sustain that level of growth on a compounding basis you need to re invest the income at the same rate and also you need reserves.

Most offer the actual loss sustained for 12 months

It is just not a sustainable number.

Shows that you know your investment is good self-sustaining property for investors.

There are very skilled wholesalers who market their mentoring abilities nationally and I also don't know how important current knowledge of the mentee's market is.What might I be overlooking, and how important is local market knowledge or having the mentor have a financial state in each deal in order to sustain their attention and availability?

I don’t think these rates would be sustainable for any borrower, much less a poor, rural farmer in India.But if the interest rates charged by these loan lenders in India is between 5-10% per year, which seems more likely, this is still making loans available that otherwise would not have been available.

They are not going to give you credit for any "business income", as self employment income has to be sustained for 2 years on your tax returns to be counted.

The hardest part of long distance land lording is cementing the relationships required to sustain your business.

I decided long ago that I want single family homes in B & C class neighborhoods that are sustaining or growing in population.I come across a lot of investors at my meetings that are encouraging me to invest in Cleveland multifamily homes because the cash flow is so amazing.As mentioned in previous posts - I have a business that provides me with 6 figures + right and growing - so cash flow is not a problem.