To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

The typical income from a free and clear rental would probably be $800-1500/month - and on a financed rental probably $300/month on a good day in today’s market.  

As a realtor I am sometimes aware of deals before they are put on (or back on) the market How did you finance this deal?

., the appraisal for 5+ is at least $2k-$3k) and the financing structure by lenders because Fannie/Freddie don't generally buy loans for commercial properties.So, for you personally, the biggest driver for the type of your next property is probably going to be the amount of a down payment/equity you can put in the property.

To be able to dispose of assets when we want, to be able to sell easily (single-family homes are pretty easy to sell compared to apartment buildings), and to know that we are in control of our destiny, is worth a lot to me.Also, we can get 18 more mortgages between my wife and me before we have to worry about running out of government-subsidized financing, and hundreds of thousands in future investments before we have to worry about scale.

In this market, I would not finance a first time flipper at 75% profit split because the profits and success rate is lower than the last dozen years.  

Now taht real estate has gone back to the good ole days of not being an appreciation machine and a good investor needs sound fundamentals in managing and overseeing the properties - now you are given the wave of "creative finance" which comes off as its easy to get a home but it will be interesting to see how these people are fairing in a few years of mismanagement of these assets. 

And how are you financing your flips at this point?

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

How did you finance this deal?