Your first step is to determine what you're wanting to accomplish, what you're willing to do (and give up) to get it and when you want to achieve certain benchmarks.

When evaluating potential investment properties. What are your target number that make you say yes or no ? Min cash flow ? Must have a COC of ? I now we can’t just draw a line because each property is different bu...

Is there a benchmark you’re trying to hit with the number or percentage they employee, or is just the fact that an employer like that exists in the area enough?

I think a lot of properties that hit this bench mark are being sold off market.  

There should be CLEAR benchmarks and dollar amounts.  

@Arta MonteroYou have to create your own benchmarks and adjust them as you go.

@Leslie Hsia metro Detroit is a great market where the 1% rule is a low benchmark to hit.

That implies that this pessimistic gentleman is predicting an approximately 10% slowdown from our rate of increase this year.Side note: I'm a big proponent of benchmarking your returns to the S&P 500 so that you can tell if your investment was actually good, or just good relative to stuffing your cash in a mattress, so I'll throw that in too.

bankcard account balances are too high in proportion to credit limits" could mean she has an old card with a 500 limit and it's at 500 or it could be a 100K card maxed out so it's not a great benchmark without the detailed report. 

Treasury notes jumped on Friday (after the February jobs report topped expectations), sending the benchmark yield to its highest level this year.