they will buy it for 100,000   now many investors would think that is not a good deal and would not buy the same property unless it was 1.5 or 2% rule  ( BP rules)  and would think who ever bought with the 1% was over payingMatter of perspectiveAlso if you take WEst coast and what I imagine is Prime East coast... break even cash flow is perfectly acceptable as your really just counting on your tenant paying your mortgage off for you and you have the anticipation that at the end of 15 to 20 years the asset might have doubled or more in value. 

Spending 1100 on rent here in CT, 2000 on mortgage in FL, and 2000 on marketing That is 5000+ / month not even counting other minor details like food!

Sitting dead in a property makes it mandatory that you attribute a return to that cash before you start counting profits from the rental income.A rental property does generate a income but the cash in the property also generates it's own income stream.

That's a soft  pull and does not count against your score(s).Yes - the SEC requires that you already have an established relationship before engaging in borrowing from someone.

And just to give you a ballpark, you can count on about $300-350 installed per window for an average sized double hung window.

If its a structurally sound shell,estimate 30k a floor not counting the roof, facade, basement, or yard and you'll be in the ballpark.

I would not count on the heloc as long term debt though with interest rates the way they are, they won't rise anytime soon.  

College education in the line of work does count towards the 2 year history.....

I can't wait to move back to Utah, I'm counting the days!

I am not counting on appreciation at all, but I also don't want to find myself with a loan that's bigger than the property can sell for in case of a downturn.I travel a lot for work to Columbus.