.: Hi Everyone,I am looking to develop passive real estate investment opportunities, but I am not sure if I completely understand what investors look for when investing in certain passive real estate investments, or real estate in general. 

But maybe he's just showing his real character. 

You're in the right place to learn about real estate investing.

Today its difficult at 20-40% down to make something cash flow (in real life not on paper).

Tenants have more options, and overpriced properties are sitting vacant longer.Longer vacancies = lost rent.Less tenant interest = fewer qualified applicants.Price reductions = you likely end up earning less anyway.A Real Life ExampleAn investor recently listed a townhome at $2,200/month instead of the market rate of $2,000/month.

That is simply how business goes, especially in turbulent real estate and economic cycles.

One of the other factors that kept me from pulling the trigger is that the city has never passed any real STR regulation.

Since then my RE portfolio has grown to the point where I am finding myself devoting more time to managing these assets than my real estate sales practice, which is now over 30 years old.

Use Real Estate By the Numbers as your guide, make sure it tracks the loan pay down and depreciation and have all of those numbers pour into a Schedule E.

I am a real estate broker and property manager based in Clarksville, TN and I specialize in working with investors.