They don't care about the 20 year old HVAC unit or a 10 year old roof.

I've done a lot of research into this and believe this is for me, but am getting some roadblocks when it comes to funding requirements and my buy box not aligning.

I ran the type of numbers I would do for my CFO clients and came up with the following proforma: https://drive.google.com/open?

.: @Eric Martinyour post makes sense, but i am just not seeing "cash flow" anywhere right now in the first few years of ownership... unless you're buying with all cash, which is what i think you're contemplating? 

Quote from @Alex Brown: Seeking recommendations for a CPA or Tax Strategist who specializes in RE and REPS Status.This post should help:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1222774-expla...And none of us is allowed to offer you our services as long as this post is in the tax forum.

Its honestly going to come down to the numbers and what your end goal is?

But let’s go a later deeper - my down payment would come out of a well performing stock portfolio.

I just started using it and so far the owner info matches up with the county tax info. 

I love the idea and I would like to analyze deals using a variety of strategies and model each strategy out, however I am struggling when it comes to the rubber meeting the road for analyzing the deals.For example, I would like to analyze deals in a single spreadsheet for various strategies such as seller financing, subto, traditional lender, external investor, etc. etc. 

Rewey: Great post topic...I'm going to pop some popcorn and will be back for the show.Just to get things rolling.