After 45 + years as a real estate investor, broker, lender, fund manager and syndicator, I’ve become aware that the “dream” of many investors and investor “hopefuls” is to be able to generate enough cash flow to live off their real estate holdings and accumulate enough wealth to make “work” optional.

After pointing this out, I would have expected the cost to be eaten by them.

There are investors with 15% down options for DSCR, just need to make sure the property can debt service itself. 

$6K in taxes and expense vs $17K in Federal and State taxes.Ok so after all this, book a consultation with a tax advisor.

Hey @Scott Trench unfortunately real estate losses (active or passive) will not offset portfolio income from stock sale gains. 

I'm so glad you found the post helpful.To answer your question, yes, certain types of homes and markets definitely tend to benefit more from full-service staging.

However, after you get some experience, you probably want to get a Private Lender since this will allow you to keep the majority of the profits.

Purchase price: $88,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Sale price: $179,900 I got this deal from an agent who was initially going to list it publicly but thought of me first.

But to answer your question, House canary is good for rent rates, zillow is a good tool for property data and for seeing what is for rent for how much, sales comps etc. 

One strategy is to pursue properties (in your preferred markets) that have been listed for sale for over 90 days (even longer is better).