Purchase price: $171,000 Cash invested: $29,000 Small 600 square foot cabin tucked away just outside of the quaint city of Ellijay GA.

In my home market of Florida, our insurance rates have made it much harder to have positive cash flow on a CRE deal.

I also found that if you pay people cash every day it spurs them to return more reliably. 

In Phoenix, a 1996 build is practically brand new when compared to a WWI-era home in Cleveland or Pittsburgh or some other Midwest or East coast city.While I agree that older homes come with more problems, buying something newer may not work as the price will be higher and won't cash flow as well.I'm of the mindset to buy what fits your budget and investment goals.

I am still personally buying rentals but I am not expecting much in the way of cash flow at the moment.

We just need to verify that you have cash for the downpayment, closing cost, and up to 6 months of the mortgage payment as reserves.

First time investor, looking for cash flow.2.

I think there's a path to refinance that would flip me into positive cash flow, but I'm coming up short on ideas. 

No reserves and no cash flow = capital infusion from investors and/or return property to bank.  

I would like for the properties to cash flow but have no intentions of living off of the cash flow.