@Matthew Holman, simplified, if you buy a property worth say, $100k, but you only have $20k deposit, because you are borrowing $80k that means you are leveraged at 80%.

To simplify.

Simplifying language is about more than conveying information to tenants, it is about increasing accessibility to a legal system in which they have every right to participate.”Opponents of the bill say it will drive small landlords out of the business and make the housing crisis worse.

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@Roman Rytov,For a simplified example, let's say you're in the 24% federal tax bracket and pay state income taxes of 6%.

Estimate operating costs and expenses and calculate your NOI.This is as simplified summary of how to analyze the deal but very effective for snapshot analysis.You can download free pro forma spreadsheets to plug in the numbers but like I mentioned the seller should have something they were working with. 

This gentleman has a computer background and is currently working on developing an algorithm to simplify my direct mail list compilation.

I spend 6 hours a month  looking at 3 different credit card accounts, 3 different checking accounts, scanning receipts, tracking mileage  and filling in  Excel income and expense sheets. 

Of course that's overly simplified, but a good start. 

Leasing was a challenge but once you have a system then it simplifies the process so much.