Once he starts to represent you he is no longer a neutral third party.  

The credit algorithm is not disclosed by credit agencies but has general guidelines.Over 75% usage of available balance will hurt your score.50% usage is not a negative or positive but a neutral in the scoring system.

That is the Portland,OR story.WEst coast tends to start off negative or neutral generally then rents rise and the next thing you know your positive as long as you dont massively increase your debt.. and then the prices rise now you have a true IRR investment that will eclipse the cash flow today and no appreciation tomorrow investments most every time. 

It's never a safe bet to make a play on purely appreciation, but the goal would be finding something that could be cash flow neutral once we move out of the property.

. ($500,000 / $100,000) * .16 = 80% ROI, which is a little better than 12% per year.Now the big caveat is that all of this assumes neutral cash flow.

All, Im having an electrical issue in a rental and the power could be down for days (The service drop from the point of attachment to the meter base is damaged in 2 locations from squirrels chewing neutral.

If you have income outside of real estate, you should investing for longterm equity growth, not cashflow.I scour the LA market for properties that are cashflow neutral because I don't like the idea of negative cashflow.

We are still siting at less than 1 1/2 months on inventory and to be a neutral market we need to see 4 months of inventory minimum and a buyer's market at least 6 months of inventory so we are a long ways away.

You still want to reach a cash flow neutral or positive stage in your first years unless you have a very high-risk tolerance AND reserves to cover losses.

It could be as simple as “Neutralizing” the paint colors (gray, tan, white, etc.), to as large as doing a complete remodel or addition with the intention of increasing rents and/or resell value.The benefit of doing this is that the investor can now introduce bank financing (I.e.