@Treza Edwards "I am reading the Rental Property Investing book and implementing the method that focuses on cash flow and that strategy states you need to have $300 cash flow per month, per property.

@Rafael Ro to build on the great advice from @Sean Barnebey (give the guy some votes!)

The BEST method for real estate investing is very simple: increase earnings, reduce expenditures, save, and invest from your own funds.You should focus on increasing earnings and learning how to manage your budget.

It isn't the metric you can talk about on a national scale, but if you keep buying the same product in the same area it is a very easy quick and dirty method to know how you are doing compared to other buys. 

I picked up the BRRRR method book and feeling confident in setting it all up (we did a similar process for our Airbnbs).  

., set salary, percentage of profits, or other methods)?

So I'm strongly considering adding a handful of these to my buy & hold portfolio.I understand that there's no "risk-free" method to acquiring these properties subto, but have any of you had success over the long-term acquiring properties with VA loans attached?

If you haven't connected with local people in your market there are several methods here.  

I would vote bookshelf, since in long term rentals, typically, you want the least amount of things you will need to fix, as possible.If short term rental, than Murphey bed would be my vote, typically.

My primary focus is on the BRRR method, with a greater emphasis on appreciation over cash flow.For those with experience investing in Cleveland, I’d greatly appreciate any insights on neighborhoods worth focusing on.