Does anyone have any recommendations on books, blogs, or any other resources that can help with truly understanding the financing/mathematics behinds deals? 

I taught Chemistry and Mathematics for 10 years in Brooklyn and Philly and then decided to give that all up for a change of career.

No i just need the mathematical formulas i need to understand thats it

😬you're asking what the mathematically efficient answer is to a question that you don't want the mathematically correct answer to.to find the best answer given your parameters, you would need to know which has the worst ROI.

Those are a lot of expenses to be covered by the relatively low amount left over and still have $400/mo in your pocket.Is it mathematically impossible?

I've just yet to see anything like it in my area and am curious if it is just unrealistic in the current environment or if people out there are finding opportunities that mathematically make sense and I just need to find the Michael Jordan of real estate agents haha.Thank you again for your help and input!

Here is the mathematical equation:Assets x ROI = Cashflow > Expense BudgetHere are the steps:Determine you annual Expense Budget based on how you want to live.Example: $75K/yearDetermine your Return on Investment based on your Risk Tolerance.Your Risk Tolerance is based on how wiling are you to risk losing it all when it comes to your incoming producing properties to where you would have to go back to work.Use a scale of 1-100, 1 = cash in mattress and 100 = I'm gambling the rent money a the craps table.Take your Risk Tolerance # and divide by 5 to calculate your ROI.Example: Risk Tolerance = 50, ROI = 50/5 = 10%Income Producing Assets = Expense Budget/ROIExample: $75K/10% = $750K in income producing assetsFor real estate, Income Producing Assets = Property Equity, not the market value of the property. 

At most REIAs I’ve attended, many experienced investors try to dissuade new investors from doing cash deals.I understand the mathematical concepts around leverage, and I get that most of the time newcomers can’t jump into real estate investing with all-cash deals.

Mathematically I would approach this in the following steps:If you took Bryan L.'

I am a math guy....does anyone happen to know the mathematical formula for calculating this?