Second, you don't want to operate at a net loss, it's money out of your pocket every month and essentially negates your equity gains over time.

I contacted Buildium and they confirmed they do not offer credit card tracking, but offered a workaround which was to set up a credit card as a bank account, and when there is a balance it's just always negative in the bank account, and this would allow you to track individual purchases like it was a checking account.  

or just explain as in a demand.it this 40k gross or Net.average rentals these days produce either negative cash flow or 100 to 200 to 500 a month positive depends on how much you put down. if you pay cash much higher.but lets do average 200 month positive and lets say you meant to ask NET cash flow to live on. then you need to take 40k divide by 200.00 and there you go you need 200 doors .

Now having said all that, I do wish I could find a really good Lease Oyions program to learn from...I did Purchase Wendy Patton's Lease Option program, but it looks like she recorded it 25 years ago...I've seen a VIMEO video of Jim Aydelotte,  but has virtually no online presence,  and I've come across a lot of negative comments/reviews about John Jackson that has me feeling less than confident about his lease option program...Comments anyone???

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

I wanted to get my feet wet in the commercial space as I look to grow my portfolio and negate risk with more units.

The 1 mile income radius could be misleading in either way to the positive or negative if the property is on the right or wrong "side of the tracks" so to speak.The 80% occupancy, if it's solely due to the mismanagement of the current owner could be an opportunity. 

The major negative experiences for me had to do with ship times (their updates are on the slower side) or what happens if product is damaged or arrives late. 

In this example the initial investment would be $50,000.So the owner of the IRA would have to pay 37% in taxes seems to negate the interest paid of 12.5% annually.Do I have this correct?

My net rental income was $300 to $500 a month, not enough to cover the mortgage payment (PITI) so I'm negative on what was supposed to cash flow on paper.