As rental rates progressively outpace expenses over time, the growth in cash flow can provide a reliable income stream.In line with my investment approach, I focus on these three key metrics when conducting property analyses:Initial Equity at the End of Year One:This equity can result from either a down payment or improvements made during a rehab phase.

Along with property management this approach is widely used in industries including accounting, legal etc. where it’s common for the professional service providers to work with clients who are consistently adding new entities/properties to their portfolios.

Part of the appraisal is an income analysis, but the appraiser still has to reconcile the income approach with the other two approaches to value (cost and sales comparison).  

Your focus on both cash flow and appreciation is a smart approach, particularly given the high cost of living in Silicon Valley.

Unlike a lot of BP publications, it's really more of an extended pamphlet with some good pieces of information, but if it is "the book", it's only because it's the "only book".The chapters are approachable and reader-friendly, but you won't find any nuggets of golden information within the pages if you already listened to the authors' appearance on the BP podcast.

Although my cost of capital was cheap (2.5% 30yr fixed), the increased STR supply resulted in a more hands-on approach by me (better marketing, improving the quality of my check-in hose, services, etc) and this wasn't turning out to be as 'passive' as I would have liked (I've been managing my own LTRs for close to a decade, so perhaps I'm spoiled).

I’d love to hear how you approached your analysis and secured financing.Thanks!

I have had a hard time getting any motivated sellers on my list to even approach and thinking about spending money to get one of these lists.

This approach can significantly boost wealth-building potential.Good luck!

-Statistically, it's a significantly better approach than zip codes and we assist with block-by-block evaluations when necessary.