Just from a manual inspection with my agent, I estimate 20k at least in repairs, that in my opinion are not ticky-tacky (gutters/water management is broken, Not enough support poles in the basement holding up the house, poor installation of a front porch that is putting pressure on the internal brick foundation that is starting to bend in).My gut feeling is that the seller will be opposed to reducing the price based on conversations with my agent and the seller's agent.

I have come to realize that even though I have not sold, appreciation has really aided me in that it has help fuel my rent increases.....so for that yes appreciation is important even to a Buy and Hold investor.Yes cash flow positive means net income AFTER vacancy, maintenance, insurance, property tax and interest on the mortgage!!!  

The ill-gotten gains from the Ponzi scheme fueled Dozier and Hagopian's extravagant lifestyle.

With a 64x30 pole building that would be ideal for a our dog grooming/boarding business.

Replacing the furnace will allow you to market the property with an awesome, new fuel efficient furnace instead of a fuel hog that could break on any day.

Now that I own rentals my debt cycles with winter fuel and sometimes remodels being put on a credit card.

If you make $150,000 as a W-2 and you have one rental that grosses $30,000, it'll just add fuel to the IRS fire.

BUT, does it lower cost of the burger, the bun, fuel to run the stove, wages of cooks to cook the burgers.....

New to RE investing and learning about different financing options to fuel my flipping business.

This comes from the book Rocket Fuel - buy it, read it, live by it, read it again, take notes.