When you do the math you actually loose if you finance.

Most lenders are capped at 75% LTV on a cash out refinance, so something to think about while you do the math.

Now this is an annual thing (for all new properties).For rough math, you can generate a tax write off about 15-20% of the real estate value: one a million you can expect a $150k to 200k write-offs.

Do honest math on a purchase and you'll see.The benefits of real estate are... all of them together. 

Quote from @Dustin Calgaro: Man I really screwed that math up, I didn’t compound the appreciation.

I have never paid for a course but spent $15 on a book about Airbnb rentals and it's simple math.

He ran the numbers, we used a calculator to run numbers for rental or flip property, and the math made sense.

It seems like I need to check further away from the DMV area.My feelings are if you want “cash flow” you should buy a bond (I really like the tips rate right now) there is next to no reason to buy real estate for cash flow, if you are going to buy you should buy with appreciation in mind, which is not to say that’s the route I’d go, I’ve been liquidating properties to put in stocks and money market funds over the last few years and u just did the math and I’ve come out well ahead, but just to say there are arguments for stocks/bonds, there are arguments for levered appreciation, but the cap rates pretty much anywhere aren’t worth it vs an inflation protected bond, especially since a 3/rd of inflation is real estate anywhere, you could get “cash flow” and inflation protection much easier through a tips.

For quick math you'll need something to the magnitude of 200 units, call it 16 millions worth of multi-family.If you are looking for cash flow, maybe consider buying a business instead of real estate.

So after I put the $50,000 into repairs the appraiser and the bank do quick math and and add $150,000 plus $50,000 and they look at the comps and then they give me a value of $200,000 and I get a loan for $150,000 without needing to wait for seasoning.