And yes, we are crunching the numbers to see if our cash flow is positive or at least break even to consider the purchase.

DJIA Percent Change (%)​PresidentDate of InaugurationLast Day in OfficePercent Change (%)Annualized Return (%)Johnson11/22/631/20/196930.95.3Nixon1/20/698/9/1974-16.5-3.2Ford8/9/741/20/197723.48.9Carter1/20/771/20/1981-0.9-0.2Reagan1/20/811/20/1989135.111.3Bush I1/20/891/20/199345.09.7Clinton1/20/931/20/2001226.615.9Bush II1/20/011/20/2009-24.9-3.5Obama1/20/091/20/2017149.412.1Trump1/20/171/20/202157.312.0Biden1/20/211/20/202526.47.7​​Median26.4%7.7%Median Republican22.5%7.9%Median Democratic30.9%7.7%​[Source: The Bahnsen Group]S&P 500 Presidential Term PerformanceSince the Great Depression, 78% of four-year presidential terms have seen positive S&P 500 results, with an average return of 33% per term—regardless of which party holds office.​Election YearElection Winner% Since Previous Election% YTD on Election Day1964Johnson54.5613.541968Nixon21.046.871972Nixon10.5511.651976Carter-9.5514.311980Reagan25.1619.551984Reagan32.063.321988Bush61.4611.361992Clinton52.610.681996Clinton70.0715.942000W.

You are in a very bad position because of this - "I also don't have a GC and am managing the rehab myself and planned to spend under $2,000 for this."

Ie, invest in cash flow positive properties. 

However, after some consideration, I decided to give it a try, and I experienced positive results in the initial few weeks.

After that I am using 5% rent increases with 60k renovation in yr1- using 20% down around 8.5% rate, many loan officers keep telling that only 25% down is minimum.. idk- yr1 goal to increase rents w renovation around 60k spend w 5% rent increase (tricky part it probably lot of rent lost while renovating maybe 2-3months) - estimating that yr1 and 2 is negative CF and then projecting positive CF w yearly 5-10% rent increasesAny ideas if this makes sense or not?

I don't have anyone I know enough to trust as a partner so I'd like to offer debt positions or equity payouts instead of partnerships.

Are you generally seeing cash flow positive deals from day 1?

I know we're in a good position because the sellers will now have to disclose some of the crap-ton of problems their place has and the foundation expert said that by refusing to fix the foundation they may end up having to be in a "sold AS IS" position which will drop the value significantly. 

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