Quote from @Jinglei Shen: I am building my investment portfolio(duplex) in Ohio Cleveland, a few properties i have analyzed  with net cashflow  around $100 to $290 here is one deal I am analyzingDuplex generates $1590 income /month together,purchase price $123,000rate 7.5%, downpayment 25%5% vacancy, 10% mgm fee, $1400/year insurance,10% capex, 5% maintenance,COC is 8.73%monthly net cash $277this deal meets1% rule, bring in positive cash, my question is it in normal range in Ohio Cleveland market? 

., selling a non-grouped rental property in a taxable sale to a non-related party, both current and suspended passive activity losses generated by that activity can be deducted. 

Once I build some profit I plan on putting a structure down.

When you sell the property, and access the equity in the form of liquid cash, you make your profit. 

The main reason to do a cost seg study is to generate bonus depreciation, which creates passive losses.

It makes rapidly growing affordable housing possible by making it profitable.

Some folks are happy with 5-8% profit margin and others don't look at much under 20%.It is all going to be up to you where you are most comfortable. 

(I am a silent investor, the developer is doing all the heavy lifting, and we split profits at the end)

@Ben Cochran I hope you have factored STR tax savings into your cashflow and ROI as it can be significant.Leveraging equity to purchase a short-term rental (STR) in Tampa Bay can diversify your portfolio and potentially generate strong cash flow, but it also increases your financial risk.While your properties hold significant equity, adding debt from HELOCs or a DSCR loan could strain your finances if STR performance fluctuates or costs rise.

Then turn your profits into assets that provide monthly cash flow.