Bigger Pockets calculator asks the following:Purchase Price: 153,000closing costs 7650 (5%)20% down 30600Interest rate 6.5% 30 year loanRent $1330Property Taxes 451/yrInsurance 850/yrCapEx 5% ($66/month)Repairs 5% ($66/month)Vacancy 3% ($39/month)Management 8% ($106/month)Leave utilities blank assuming the tenant puts them in their name, BP calculator gives me 5.33% CoC ROI, which is better than what I originally did.

Savings rates have changed a ton in the 5 yrs since the original post. 

Originally posted by @John Thedford:Am I allowed to post in this thread???

Originally posted by @Thuy Pham-Satrappe:Hi All!

There are two things that give me pause in trying to recreate our original success.1- Location, location, location... and how that translates into occupancy. 

Ask what the origination fee is and what other closing fees their are. 

For a wide array of reasons, some of which are  fees associated with loans (origination, points, appraisals, etc) I would like to act as a private lender to the real estate investing company that my partner and I are setting up. 2.

Read your original post to a person who started this thread. 

This was originally a 2bd/1bth.

Originally posted by @William Clark:Out of curiosity, are you referring to possible asset protection when you state "max protection"?