Well, my wife and I were considering changing our automatic payments for $500 extra a month toward principal on our house to 0 to reinvest it elsewhere, and this post inspired me to actually crunch the numbers.

I've crunched some numbers in some neighborhoods in the Austin MSA and if I make a large enough downpayment, then rentals still work.

In a crunch I do the "Bed In A Bag" from WalMart. 

If they ask, you tell them you will go back home and crunch some numbers then get back to them.In other words, keep it simple and spend more time actually doorknocking rathervthan all the other steps which will often be wasted.

I am currently in the stage of crunching the numbers and everything seems straight forward math wise (income - expenses) but my question is in regards as to HOW to calculate those expenses, specifically utilities. 

@Alex FranksI also crunched the numbers and did more research in the area.

Hi Ilona,I like to crunch my numbers and calculate what all my costs will be over the course of 10 years before making any decisions on a big purchase. 

I crunched some numbers: Purchase Price$105,000 Down Payment %25.00%Down Payment Amount ($)$26,250 Taxes Monthly 88 Insurance Monthly$30 HOA$150 Management Cost$128 Total Monthly Payment($795)If I can rent it out around 1200, does 400 per month cash flow sound realistic?

just crunch the numbers.

We just found a house that would work very well after crunching the numbers, but it happens to be in a low income area where home prices are in the 50-70k area and this particular house is on the market for just over 30k.