My worst investment decisions have always been when I get emotional about an investment without really crunching the numbers and looking at fundamentals.Best of luck to you!

I understand the mentality of wanting a reliable vehicle but just crunch the numbers...your payment is already over 500 a month.

And @Lance Wakefield's advice is spot on.As Warren Buffett says, you shouldn't have to crunch the numbers to determine whether or not it's a good deal. 

At my age, I don't think it's a good idea to risk my own personal property.Fortunately, we have no credit cards, since we maxed those out during the housing crunch and ended up not being able to pay them.And we only have one 17-yr old (step) daughter who lives with her mom, so there's no child support due to anyone.I've tried network marketing, affiliate marketing, blogging, etc., etc., as a "second job," and those are not viable.  

I found a large (32 unit) multi-family complex in Detroit for $815000 before closing costs, taxes, etc.http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1...I used the analyzer on the site and one from http://www.finestexpert.com/Investment-Property/Fo... to crunch the numbers and see if I was using the tools correctly.Note: This is only for my education.

Inspection is done and my contractor is crunching numbers for repairs.  

I know just by doing a preliminary crunch on available numbers that the asking price is way too high.

You'll be analyzing and number crunching real estate deals if they make sense. 

It's so good, you don't even need to crunch numbers.

See how many similar places are up for rent which is your competition and the current rents.2) Get the inspection report and do an oil tank sweep and get (3) General Contractors to give you written bids once you write your own clear scope of work for them.3) Then crunch your numbers and your conservative timeline to complete to see if the deal will work based on the Bigger Pocket rulesAnything less; you are gambling and hoping and praying this deal may work and since this Iis your first deal it doesn't usually turn out good.