Can anyone suggest a book or video that summaries a good strategy?

I will try and provide a brief summary of our situation and then ask you all for some advice.Fortunately, I have known each of these two guys for many years and have lived with both of them at one point or another, so feel confident about having a positive living situation with them.

Tom,Here's a quick summary of my buy-and-hold properties in Pittsburgh, which might help you get a better idea of the market.

This link has examples of zoning designations and examples of zoning summaries for other properties. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gDqtsWHaEbOZ-ZVnzc-0...2.

Summary is good tho but that article has floated around the web for years and has flaws.

Summary: Our typical acquisition looks like  Elenis Camargo's   Property #2St Louis example property in Dec 2019:Purchase Price: $46,000Down Payment: 20% ($9.2K plus $4944 for closing costs (including impound $1368)Monthly Mortgage $146.86 30 yr fixed at 4.5% Taxes $102/moInsurance $66/mo30 yr fixed rate of 6.0%Monthly Rent: $825/monthProperty Management: $83/monthVacancy Loss: 8% annuallyRepairs = $100/month (a bit high estimate for built in conservation)Monthly Cash Flow: $301Cash-on-cash return: 25.5% Disregarding maint and vacancy, upper boundary ROI is 40%.Hope this is helpful... a good way to start as a newby is to research "turnkey" properties and learn to do due diligence. 

So, with that ALL US Dollars represent the value of the US, in simple summary.

Please share with usI've posted a summary/explanation on page three of this discussion.

You also get an email at each point with a summary of all your properties and showing what's paid and what might be unpaid.But the best part, is it's really a set-and-forget. 

@Jack Orthman incredible summary.