When you pay cash for a $400,000 home and rent it out, your rate of return will likely be less than 6%.You could invest in stocks and earn 7% or better.You could put the money in a high-interest savings account and earn up to 5%.I don't understand why anyone would pay cash for real estate, erasing many benefits that increase the rate of return, while exposing themselves to the risk of loss (turnover costs, bad tenants, capex, etc.). 

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I have spent the last few years reading many books on real estate, taking real estate courses, researching, saving as much as I could, investing (to increase my purchase power) and finally feel I can begin my real estate journey this year. 

Hi Ethan, I would not entertain the idea of getting more money from this tenant in order to potentially increase your cash flow. 

You already mentioned Mid term, which can be a great way to increase cash flow.

Palm Coast, while not as flashy as Miami, is indeed growing rapidly, with increasing interest from higher-income professionals and retirees.

I will be sure to increase my rice in the future!

Once the property is sold however we will be ok and our incomings are due to increase the following year.

If you offer a bonus based on profitability will deferred maintenance increase because they want a bonus?

A few months go by and unbeknownst to me the escrow account had now drawn negative which triggers the lender to no longer apply what’s considered a “partial” payment to them, given that I’m now paying less that what’s due given the escrow increase required but not relayed to me even though I expected it at some point.Last month I’m on Zillow looking at the value of my properties.