Or we gradually perform high-quality updates for a live-in flip, then roll the equity into a new home.Regarding rental income, we aim to boost income, lower our effective tax rate by generating more low tax-drag income with rental income (since there’s not much we can do to lower out W2 tax bills) and have retirement cash flow.To compare the financial impact over 10-20 years, we want to analyze renting versus flipping.

Either way, the property will cash flow like crazy once my unit is rented.I have enough capital to get into a bigger property with low money down and am seriously considering a triplex or fourplex for the next one.Here’s the issue: My lender (local bank) says I need to be fully moved out and have a lease in place before they’ll proceed with my loan.

I'm making two assumptions here - it will take you a year to get the tenants out, and so you are cash flow negative for a year, and that year of negative cash flow is a lot less than the loss in sale price you will need to take to get it sold as-is. 

If you're willing and able, I do recommend the "house hacking" strategy which is just a fancy name for buying a rental property and living in one of the units, because you'll get very favorable financing - an owner-occupied fixed-rate 30-year mortgage.I'd also say, analyze that property as if you won't live there and it's a pure rental, and make sure the property is still cash flow positive if there's a tenant in your unit because then you'll know if it's actually a good investment.And when you analyze it, include payment of a property manager in your #s because if you don't, and doing so would make it go cash flow negative, then you've just bought yourself a job because you literally can't step away from managing it without losing money.

where can we find places-websites to analyze areas that will provide positive cash flow?

Purchase price: $300,000 Cash invested: $50,000 Purchased a 12 unit park owned mobile home park on a 5 acres.

How much cash flow is the property producing per month?

You may get better results by purchasing a duplex, triplex, or fourplex.Here's a guide that describes what good cash flow looks like and how to analyze a property.

I have gotten 2 this year so far on the market that pencil for us at roughly 50%+ return cash on cash after lending and holding costs

I am looking at similar strategies (as I'm limited by the cash I have available).