Do that math, I am happy with the numbers.The article is obviously written to manipulate like @Brian Eastman said.

And, would you ever so a deal if the math only comes out to .95 or.98?

Getting the math right is critical to having a successful cash flowing property. 

I did the math, seriously for her.

In other words, the math usually works better for lower cost rentals. 

My math told me a quick sale at $400k would net me within $5-15k of what I'd net doing a master suite addition if values continued to trend flat/down. 

I wonder if people are looking at the math or simply buying anything they can get their hands on and banking entirely on price appreciation.

There is a BP book on investing with low or no money down you probably want to read.I also recommend practicing with the real estate calculators - getting the math right is the key to a “good deal”.Feel free to contact me with any questions or post them in the appropriate forum - the community here is great.

Trouble is, real estate doesn't take that much math and almost zero complex math. 

Quick maths $158k / 2 = $79,000, I'm going to overshoot and go for a 7% cap rate assuming it's in Tulsa area (I know 45 mins away) where you are from and I get a value of $1,128,571.43.