Hi Brian,You're on the right track, but to determine if you're truly generating cash flow, it's important to look beyond just your mortgage payment.Here's what to consider:Income: You're receiving $2,100 in rent, which is great.Expenses: Besides your $3,232 mortgage, you likely have other expenses like property taxes, insurance, maintenance, utilities (if you cover any), and potential vacancy costs.If your total rental income exceeds all of these combined costs, then you're generating positive cash flow.

If you do then you can utilize losses to offset your active income but if not, you are limited with how much depreciation you can utilize to offset your active income.

Taxes, utilities, maintenance, cleaning, marketing...Gross income doesn't mean squat to your wallet.

Hey Andre, I utilize delayed financing every so often with my clients.

In most situations the tenant is 100% responsible for the initial security deposit payment, and any recurring utility charges. 

Getting the utilities to the RV pad and Start renting it out asap, no roads no landscaping no nothing just the space and utilities.

So far with the properties that have looked promising we have utilized the calculated NOI / Cap rate to determine the value and every one we have done has come up way lower than the asking price and in one instance came up less that what the current owner paid for the place initially.

I truly did intend on just having them complete the Apartments(dot)com application, since it appears to utilize the TU SmartMove screening details that many here boast about... so the only thing that I am concerned on getting signatures for is the Authorization to Release Information when reaching out to current/previous landlords and employer for various verifications.

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $167,000

Cash invested: $8,000

My wife and I bought a duplex in 2019 -- we got an FHA loan and negotiated th...

Then there are the challenges with Section 8 tenants paying utilities and taking care of their rental property.