and you are talking to an agent  that is ok with offering 100 offer, and get them all rejected. but it's not efficient.The problem with working with investors that does these 2 a day offer, low ball offer, THEY DON'T REALLY DO THEIR HOMEWORK.  

I feel like I have really done my homework and now it's time for 'trial by fire'. 

Take a look at the prices, do the math, and get very familiar with things like the 70% rule (it's not an exact science, but gives you a good idea of what you should be paying for a property).Research financing options.

My math teacher used to always say “if you can draw it, you can do it.”

Without you putting the numbers up you need to create your own spreadsheet and learn the math so you can see where it's different.

Hello all,               I put together a spread sheet to analyze a potential home. The home is built in 1997, 75k list price but I have the negotiated 70k with 5k to fix (carpet, paint and general clean up) Rent goes...

This is the method I've used for looking at duplexes / triplexes to live in and manage.You can model your primary residence in the same way as any other income asset with the crucial exception that you insert some math for how things work out when you pay rent to yourself. 

But with section 8 if you do all your homework and know all the ins and outs it just might have a better paying off ratio for you.

I'm kind of stupid on math today but wouldn't that be about a $3.6% return.Why is this a deal for you?

I have not done the math but I can see it's going to loose money, or barley scrape by.