Positive Monthly Cash Flow: $225 (after deductions for principle, interest, insurance, tax, HOA, 10% of rent for maintenance, 5% vacancy)The numbers over 30 years I came up with were as follows:Property value at 1% appreciation: $209,000Mortgage balance: $0Positive Cash Flow Accrued: $81,000($225/mo x 360 months w/ no add for rent increases.

Just out of curiosity would all these fees and fillings  be under $1000 just an estimate. 

The property sat vacant for a while and accrued back taxes.

Just out of curiosity, doesn't it bother you to undercut the American economy by sending jobs to other countries?

Out of curiosity I ran a Google search on your question and came up with an interesting data point.

So you got my curiosity up so what is the point of this and why is it of use to you??

Conversely, a 30-year mortgage may make sense even on your primary residence and if you have a means of making the larger payments of a 15-year mortgage if you can use that extra money to invest at a rate that outgrows the interest you would be accruing otherwise.It gets kind of technical, but it boils down to how much do you want to leverage your debt?

Understanding the market and product on the residential side is clearly in my best interest, but I do like the non-emotional side of commercial real estate, and want to work towards putting together bigger deals in the future when I accrue more experience.Does anyone have any experience and recommendations with regards to joining residential/commercial brokerages?

To take some of the ambiguity out of the question, my curiosity stems from a desire to understand from a taxation/strategy perspective, which situation makes the most sense.

Or buying a small house, doing minimal reno, letting it accrue equity, then buying another small house?