But I have to ask, am I touching on a sensitive area?

I usually take out 20% of rent as a safeguard, and I do all my own repairs.Hope this was helpful!

This could be huge on time-sensitive investments and give great level of convenience.Large contribution limit of up to $57,000 (significantly higher than an IRA, which is only $6,500).

If someone is offended by the questions and take it as a personal attack, they are being too sensitive.

I use this formula which safe guards me so that I can profit."

Hello @LaTisha maybe you've watched this already, but if you haven't, watch this webinar: http://www.biggerpockets.com/pages/webinarreplaytime sensitive (6 hours left)

What you don't want is for it to be a sensitive point of contention every time it rains. 

Risk/Reward analysis are far more helpful and if you apply a sensitivity analysis to your IRR projections, you might find out what is more important to your investors, cashflow vs appreciation and the risk of each, which should help you determine a target for raising capital. 

I'm a non-smoker with very sensitive olfactory senses.  

Now that the hard part is done, I want to touch up on what seems to be a sensitive subject.