After all, most investors had the credit, capital, etc. to purchase not only their primary residence, but at least one income property, whereas most tenants can't buy a home if they wanted to.I think that the most effective lobbying we can do is for more avenues to address "professional tenants" who are actually a small percentage of the tenant population, but cause 95% of our problems.

What are the rules of the percentage that you have to put down?

I encounter a high percentage of applicants don't qualify, but still express interest. 

Think about operating expenses as a percentage of your income...what does the deal look like with 30%, 40%, 50% of income going to operating costs??...

It is a lot fairer to investors than 30/70 We work very hard on our deals, so we deserve every percentage of the 30/70 split.

What is great rental property in terms of ingredients for example:What is a good Cash on Cash Percentage?

Unless the seller is motivated, another buyer could step in at any point before the price drops to around $260k, which is where your target price becomes more reasonable.Looking a little more at the finer details, I would increase the property management percentage.

If you're basing this comparison on the tax benefits, and using percentages to measure returns, you might just as well blow your money in the Stock Market.1 - How many paper investments can you buy/control with $100k in the Stock Market?

You can require a certain percentage of the floor be covered with area rugs in the future.

Real estate is a numbers game, you need a bunch of leads and some percentage of those leads will become deals.