Initial negative equity position is $50k. $50k / $250 (cash flow) = 200 months (16 years) to recover the negative position.  

After which they invested $190k for $10800/year return or 5.6% (not even discounting for the 2.5 years to recover the initial negative equity).  

Purchase price: $88,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Sale price: $179,900 I got this deal from an agent who was initially going to list it publicly but thought of me first.

So, when they initially communicate I cut and paste a reply letting them know when the next open house is.

Wherever you took your broker's class you should have ample study materials.If you are talking about your real estate agent's license in NJ (that is not a broker's license), you need to take the initial class at an accredited agency and they will give you all of the materials after you finish the 75 hours for the test. 

Best of luck to all you out there.How much did you pay for these 3 buildings initially and how many years did it take you to earn the money to pay for them?  

Also more importantly as someone who is very cautious when using money, would using inheritance be a good idea for initial payments?

You can pre-screen them for free, then run the credit/criminal background only for those that pass your initial review so you're not wasting time.

When including maintenance/cap ex, vacancy, pm, misc he will have little, and possibly negative, cash flow.if he invested almost $250k to add less than $150k of value (assume some of the current value came from the home appreciation), there is no cash flow until the initial negative equity position is recovered.  

Purchase price: $85,000 Cash invested: $60,000 My initial strategy for this deal was to flip it and sell it, but the market was unfavorable so I opted for the BRRRR strtategy instead.