Originally posted by "darylcrabtree": If I could get a loan for them for 9% or less, they would cash flow.I say chances are slim.. one thing I have learned the hard way and read 100 times on this board in the last few days.. 50% is going to be expenses.. so your going to cut your rent in half, and only be able to pay your mortgage out of half of the rent.. anything left over is cash flow..

Slim (MSZ-FH09NA for 3/4 tonne), because it delivers fantastic cooling (12,000 Btu/hour, SEER rating of 30/ EER of 16) and heating (18,000 Btu/hour, HSPF rating of 12.5) for the cost  {Note: heating is kinda important for us up here ;-)}   Where you have little need to be able to deliver heat down to an outside temperature of -15F, you could probably find a model that delivers as much cooling efficiency at an even lower cost.

You *might* win, (slim chance, but it's there) but they don't refund your money or time.

Hello Everyone, Multi family is slim pickins in my area and I'm looking to start off with a 3 or 4 plex. 

After putting my first offer down last week and being passed up because of too low of a down payment, I've started to look in other directions (at least until the beginning of the new year when hopefully the pickings won't be so slim).Single-family homes have started to look enticing, but the problem is, with the price of them and the price you could rent at, the numbers don't make sense.  

(After repairing, the margins for anyone flipping are pretty slim). - Many of the nicest properties will be occupied.

A minor leak, the chances are slim.

It's probably slim, but still possible I would think?

The chances of you being able to purchase property with nothing down, pay a manager, hire contractors to do maintenance and repair and NOT have a negative cash flow are slim and none.For your scenario to work, somebody would have to sell you their property for one half it's REAL value.

I'm not sure if this will help, but it should place a perspective on how this market has changed in Bexar county.Texas in general is growing and quality inventory is becoming slim...In the 90's/early 00's, there were only about 50 people who would show up with a handful of bidders...