I am looking into acquiring a property which promise (at least on paper) positive cash flow with cash-on-cash ROE of 17%.  

@Manco Snead  it sounds like your numbers are pretty good...when the numbers are good, obviously there's a lot more incentive to keep the property (esp. since you have a low rate that you presumably can't replicate at another property)....you didn't mention how much you put down, but you did say you put 20k into rehab...look at how much total you have in the property, and calculate your returns (both with cashflow, and also with appreciation), and that will give you a better idea of how to proceed (it's also worth calculating ROE).Usually, when people describe an OOS property with terrible tenants and a bad PM, the problems are occurring because it's a C or lower property/neighborhood...but you said it's a "clean" neighborhood...would you say it's an A or B neighborhood? 

On the numerous podcasts I have heard so many numbers thrown around that are important to understand a good deal: cash on cash, ROI, ROE, etc.I have been searching around the forums for about an hour and have not been able to find a discussion that leads to a simple answer. 

I wrote a blog post on BP about the risks/benefit trade-off on how leveraged you are over economic cycles, with some thoughts, considerations, and questions..http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4579/blog_posts/32645-if-ca-h-is-king-then-leverage-is-god---loans-cash-roe-roi-and-risk

I bought 54 of them one year in in 2013.. and that was very frustrating.. now the local custom is once you bought you can move for eviction and reno etc. but you do risk doing reno and some how the sale gets overturned your SOL on your reno work..  

They don't get to redeem or overturn the sale because they forgot to pay or didn't receive it a bill.  

The ROE (return on equity). 

Does anyone in the BP world have resources, suggestions, or examples I could use that would be helpful in overturning STR regulations?

@Kim Lochridge, assuming your numbers are accurate and complete, looks like you've got pretty good ROE.

You said you are seeing an ROI of 44%, but what's your Return on Equity (ROE)?