Typical deal I see will probably need 30-40% down to break even or cash flow. 

College rentals are great, but more time intensive and usually better managed by more experienced landlords because college kids break more stuff and don't know how to work a lot of things.

It doesn't mean all those professions consist solely of people who break the law or tell outrageous lies to do a business.  

Wondered if yours fits in that theory or breaks from it?

Yes, feel free and reach out to me, and let's connect and go over some options and region-specific analytics to break down the market for you. 

You need 4 or 5 things to go right for it to work and only 1 thing to go wrong to break you. 

That is relatively easy, but ZIP codes are a really poor way of breaking down the city as we have several that cover both expensive and low-income areas.

The most conservative way to break into the investing market.

Let's break down your equity based on your numbers:Property 1: 6.5% return on your equity (yearly cash flow/Equity)Property 2: 6.08%Property 3: .88%  Property 4: 2.09% Property 3 and 4 are definitely too low of a return. 

Hi, we are currently closing on a property for investment purposes. 

The below is the closing costs breakdown the lender has provided. Can someone review and help us understand if there is something we can skip and...