Home owners are putting 10 to 20% down on their personal resi instead of Zero.. two reasons makes sense No PMI and so competitive that sellers want strongest offer.. so with sellers being that way the net effect is they are forcing buyers to be smarter and more conservative which equates to stronger over all market.Or maybe I am all wrong LOL

Invest in Single-Family or Multi-Family (preferred) properties with a minimum of 10-12% ROI w/ no more than 20% Down-Payment and a target income of $150 per door @ 100% financing (used for conservative calculations). 2.

Use the current rents as my initial offer (I always explain my clients offer or my own) and use the (conservative) potential rents minus turnover costs to come up with my MAO to keep in mind during negotiations.

If they've not implemented any energy conservation then Utilities too.

Aim conservatively and talk to other investors in your area about what their typical returns are.

We understand the importance of budgeting for CAPEX and have conservative estimates in our budget. 

Here it means you designate your property to conservation purposes and open space.

I'm a pretty conservative long term buy and hold rental investor focused on cash flow.

I'm a pretty conservative long term buy and hold rental investor focused on cash flow.

When the property is finished it will be worth conservatively $150k, which is the number I went with.