Even for this opportunity though one has to be neutral to positive on the overall UK economy and currency.

You want to make sure that you try your best to make sure that every interaction you have ends either neutral or better and if anything does start going poorly, try your best to rectify the situation before the interaction ends so they don't leave with a bad taste in their mouth (or at least not as bad of a taste).While a lot of this stuff may seem like common sense, I see lots of my coworkers failing to do these things and it shows in their numbers.

If you can manage to get the property to at least be revenue neutral after the 9% interest rate comes in, you'll still be making a bit of money in debt pay down and appreciation.

Do you balance cash/conventional properties with DSCR so that you are at least cash flow neutral?

So, yes, I am not a very neutral adviser.

But if your local market isn't strong right now, I might hang on w neutral/slightly negative CF for a couple years before selling.

I'm pretty neutral about it, borderline happy.  

So if I purchase a cash neutral property (it would need to be below retail SFR or a duplex to quad) today I expect in 5 years I would have on the order of $500/month cash flow per unit assuming $100/month rent increase per year.  

The sweet spot IMO would be something that has positive cashflow including everything EXCEPT depreciation expense, but shows neutral or slightly negative cash flow after deducting depreciation for your taxes, so that you have appreciation and actual monthly money coming in, but nothing to pay in taxes or even a slight tax break. 

Hi Nischal,Multi-family homes will be your best bet to find a cash flow neutral or better property.