Property values continue to grow in value, and you can actually live off the rental income.I think it's best to hav all properties paid off by retirement age, since that's when you are going to rely on cash flow for your living expenses.

Before jumping into the condo, I’d take a closer look at whether the $300/month cash flow is worth it compared to other options, like a small multi-family property or a property in a higher-yield market.

That 36% rent increase while keeping happy tenants shows how smart and intentional you are about building relationships, not just cash flow. 

Used houses in the area sell anywhere from $75-125 a square foot.These are long term rentals that I do not plan to sell.I am reading the Rental Property Investing book and implementing the method that focuses on cash flow and that strategy states you need to have $300 cash flow per month, per property.

I am still personally buying rentals but I am not expecting much in the way of cash flow at the moment.

Zach called me and told me they were changing my loan because they were going to consider my loan a “new construction” as oppose to an existing structure rehab or even complex rehab (considerations I’ve experience with other lenders).

Where you pick will depend on your goals for cash flow and your budget to buy.

Lots of older houses but there seem to be several that have the potential for cash flow and while not exactly modern on the outside, have been renovated inside. 

Plus, there's still so many positive cash flowing and 1% deals here in Columbus Ohio.

They do not take into consideration the revenue from the STR business as part of the selling price.So if comps say the duplex is worth 500k, then it is worth 500k.