I wanted to share the financials after 3 years, and demonstrate what three years of real estate investing can achiev3 Bed/1 Ba Single Family Pro-Forma:Year 1 (2021)Income:Rent: $1,200.00Expenses:Mortgage: $509.95Taxes: $119.10Insurance: $43.84Cap Ex: $60Repairs/Maintenance: $60Vacancy: $60Monthly Cashflow:$347.11/mo or $4,165.32/yrYear 3 (2024)Income:Rent: $1,300.00Additional Pet Rent: $75Expenses:Mortgage: $509.95Taxes: $155.43Insurance: $53.03Cap Ex: $68.75Repairs/Maintenance: $68.75Vacancy: $58.75Monthly Cashflow:$450/mo or $5,400/yr (Total/Not 50/50 %)Total Equity: $37,473.88-Principal Equity: $7,959.62I have learned a lot about the systems needed in place to run a rental property, and how important picking the right tenant is. 

If it is not set up with systems and people in place to run it you will be mainly selling your book of business.

You will make less per transaction and get less credit, but you will understand all the systems and have clients.

With builders offering in-house financing as low as 5.5% for investors/second home owners, and warranties on roofs and HVAC systems, I continue to support new construction as a solid choice for LTR buyers.

Not sure how this helps, but they seem to have a system they like to follow, and their LLCs hold general troughs of investments, i.e. all syndications go in ABC LLC, all direct holdings go in XYZ LLC, etc.From protecting your liability that may arise from an action taken by the syndication, I can't imagine you would create any real protection there.  

I find that when most people have a system with their name they just rebranded a system from someone else and found a way to get gullible new people to pay them for it. 

Hello BP!  I currently own a duplex and have a question regarding using RUBS for gas usage.  This formula is already in place for water, but here's the issue with gas -- both units use gas heat, however only one unit ...

Whenever economic indicators lead to a confidence in a soft landing, it just prolongs the economic expansion but at the same time builds more systemic risk into the system.  

Started to look at available systems.

Not everyone ( like me ) is versed at how to use these systems..