I got here through an audio book I bought. http://www.audible.com/pd/Business/The-Book-on-Investing-In-Real-Estate-with-No-and-Low-Money-Down-Audiobook/B00PHF6VNI/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srImg?

If your buying stand alone rentals in non appreciating markets or markets that historically move very little then positive cash flow is the only reason to do it in the first place.If you buy in markets that history of strong upward movement then neutral cash flow or a little negative is fine in my book.. I

While I was reading about the book, I noticed that the Bigger Pockets podcast was advertised a lot more than often.

and found a ton of very valuable information from this book. I

@Matthew SwisshelmI cheat and use the RS Means cost estimate book! I

What is not "fair or decent" in my book is to post about taxes when you do not have a full grasp of the issues.

BiggerPockets newest book is about private lending, and in that supplemental materials area, there are copies of forms and worksheets to help you along the way.

Ryan PritchardI know this is an older thread, but in case you don't know about this book, I highly recommend it. 

(also @j scott bc your flipping book is my bible and why I'm getting my license, but didn't see this issue addressed)(EDIT: for some reason i couldn't tag.)

I have been busy the past few days with reintegration training so I haven't been able to get on as much as I wanted too but I have read the pdf book. I