There are two types of return from a rental propertyCash Flow & Appreciation.I normally also aim for a minimum of 8% return between Cash-Flow and Appreciation.Appreication, nationally, is around 2% to 3% annually.Therefore, your goal is to get the cash-flow to be about 5% to 6%.The issue is interest rates being very high, you would therefore, need to buy at a pricepoint where the numbers still make sense.You can always put down more of a downpayment to cash flow, but that will impact your cash on cash return calculations.Best of luck!

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A more likely situation is you’d have to offer AT LEAST 7% to her, making your payment $1830 and your payoff in 3 years $265k.

I am very interested in real estate investments, and I’ve just started dipping my toes into information and I’m reading a beginners book on real estate investing.

Now I just keep making assorted free accounts and adjust this messaging with little tweaks here n there, to "Information/Idea Mine" from all these people. 

Any marketing should always be based on the information provided by sellers in a deal. 

Hey all,Glad to be here and grow with you folks. 

But you can't do that without investors assuming your average guy/gal and I don't think I'm cutout for that and that is a lot more hands on. 

I'd love to chat with you more about the process.

In fact, come to the USA and live off of those of us who pay taxes.