This is to give you an initial idea of how far off that 50% figure is from a PURE FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE.But there's always more to a business. 

I think it's pure genius and I almost couldn't believe it at first, yet LO and behold, it's possible and David Greene even wrote a book on it.

Also run the numbers as a pure investment, so you know how they look after you move out.

On the other hand, this is pure politics and pushing the problem/crime statistics around to make it more diffuse.What I am most curious about, is what 'law' or whatever, that states a landlord HAS to make a vacancy known to the general public?

Pure hustle.....you're mailing, calling, knocking doors....talking to people...... lots of investors for example start with pre-foreclosures, tax delinquent lists, code violation lists, divorce lists, probate lists, etc.

He wanted work and I needed some help - pure and simple.

@Lucas Carl also - I was looking at other factors bedsides just pure revenue - which I only have one year of (she owned only 1.5 years).

Well we've decided to focus purely on OFF MARKET and look for distressed homes, vacant looking etc.

(The list doesn't mean anything, but it does signal to young people that they might want to consider it so you're going to continue to see more people moving here, more people needing house and the prices and rents therefore continuing to rise.)If you're buying a pure rental, you'll likely need 20%.

I would intend on purely being a landlord and leasing out the bar/retail but I’m sure I’d still need to be knowledgeable about laws and such.