Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Retain a cash reserve to cover vacancies or downturns, and align with your long-term goals by consulting a financial advisor.

2) How long can your reserves support the negative cashflow3) What's your plan to solve negative cashflow long-term?

That process has direct lender involvement.Where the challenge lies, is when unsophisticated "investors" with no experience, no money and no reserves use creative financing (often called wrap, subto, lease option, seller financing, land contract) to purchase properties and along the way there is a "hiccup".

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

You don't have to go to the store. 

I keep a very healthy amount of reserves to avoid using my insurance unless I have a catastrophic issue.

But balance is key—keeping some cash reserves for unexpected expenses is critical.Lastly, I’d recommend running detailed numbers to ensure the property cash flows well, even with conservative estimates.

Best tips are take it slow and make sure you have significant reserves when you leave your w2 also don't buy a company car if you already have a car just to say it's for work.

This frustrating because she claims that she reserves the right to ignore me because she is working.We use zelle for payment and it happens to be her sister's account.