Purchase price: $57,500 Cash invested: $100 Sale price: $90,000 Small vacant lot, overlooking I-40 on the westside of Nashville How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Stefano You need a team, buying a property is the easy part.as a Foreign citizen there is a tax FIRPA that you may have to pay and is 15% of Sale price.Need an accountant, a lawyer and a relator that understands that. 

However, these properties generally have a lot of land improvements that qualify as well as certain portions of electrical, mechanical and plumbing that can qualify.

They are holding the proceeds from my sale and I am planning to buy a couple of DSTs shortly.

Purchase price: $140,000 Cash invested: $24,000 Sale price: $220,000 I knew from the start that I was going to buy this property.

Also the idea that occupying a 'piece' or 'portion' of property allows for AP is flawed.

If you have a 3-2-1 prepay, you'd lose $3,240 paying off your current DSCR (this would apply to a refinance OR a sale).

Make sure it would be someone you could learn from in the deal and then I would encourage you to only use a portion (probably only 50k to 100k) of your available capital in the deal.  

Learn about the Net Operating Income (NOI) and Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate)—these are essential to analyzing the potential profitability of a property.Return on Investment (ROI): There are different ways to calculate ROI in real estate, such as looking at your total return after a sale or assessing your rental income versus initial investment.

I retired in 2008 with 21 years in the Air Force.13 sales in your first year is pretty impressive, particularly for someone on active duty.