The purpose of screening him is not only to determined if he is a trouble maker but is also to insure that when your present tenant leaves for any reason and you end up with him as  your only tenant he is fully qualified.

Is 0.75 multiply against what is charged for rent for the month or is multiply to the cash flow I get after I subtract all expenses such as insurance, taxes, and paying the existing home mortgage?

It is going for 109,000 I want to try and get it for 90,000.Monthly gross rent-$1650Expenses Tax-264 a monthWater- 100 per month estimatedHeats-100 per month estimated insurance-100 per month estimatedvacancy-115.50 (7%)Capex 82.50 (5%)Repairs 148.50 (9%)Management 165 (10%) P&I 386.51Garbage 50 per month estimatedTotal 1,511.68 Monthly Cash flor 138.32COC- 6.64% Pro Forma cap rate-4.84%purchase cap rate- 7%2% rule 1.70I don't know if the seller would accept 90,000 but its a smaller place needing updating and has been on the market for about 130 days.

I need to buy the lot cash or find some sort of loan that does not require insurance.

Umbrella insurance is always good to get - you'll sleep better.

We can not give you more advice outside of our area as our insurance does not cover them.

.- Being paid off and after all expenses, cashflow is $2,308/month.Here are Investment Returns after calculating rents; taxes; insurance; capex; maintenance etc.The columns are: Year 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, and Year 30. 

I also own all of my vehicles so I have no car payments and low insurance.

As for the rest, there are major differences between Net Operating Income and Net Annual Income (or annual Cash Flow – which I consider the real measure of an investment performance, how much money puts in my pocket on a regular basis) and Cash on Cash Return on Investment.Net Operating Income is calculated before debt.Net Operating Income = Gross_Annual_Rent – (Vacancy + Operating_Expenses)Where Operating Expenses = Taxes + Insurance + Monthly HOA x 12 + Monthly Management Fee x 12 + Repairs and Incidentals (Warranty, Utilities if any paid by owner and/or during vacancy, CapEx reserves, etc., don’t forget the CPA and Lawyer costs) Again Net Operating Income is calculated before debt - what matters more is the NET Annual Income (or annual cash flow): NET Annual Income = Net_Operating_Income - Mortgage_PaymentsAnd that leads to the Cash on Cash Return on Investment: C/C ROI = Annual Cash Flow / (Down Payment + Closing Costs)And I’m willing to bet you don’t get C/C ROI above 10% on any SFR in Austin area (based on these calculations and bought with conventional means, not subject-to or assumptions, or owner financing or other creative financing).

Net income for the house after property tax and insurance is $500 per month.