As a real estate investor or any investors consider your Return on Equity (ROE) as a means to evaluate the highest and best use for your capital and to be able to make adjustments to your portfolio over time.The saying “buy and never sell” will work but “buy and evaluate your ROE prudently” will yield high returns and safer capital preservation.There are many metrics that Investors use to quantify the quality of their investments.

In my opinion, ROI or ROE is the best metric to use, but why show average?

Also What would it Take for him to OverTurn the Deed & Have it in His or Someone Elses Name ? 

But they take more mgt, hand-holding, work and are harder to sell.An unleveraged asset needs to get me an 8% ROE.

Quick thoughts are that $1200 from a $170k house is a pretty low ROE.

Berkshire is saying they get a better (risk adjusted) ROE buying back stock than using that capital to invest in growing the business).

Your expeirnce as a landlord is pretty common.. what you have going for you though is no turn over turn over kills landlords.

We haven't even started to look at your Return on Equity (ROE), with will also be horrible...since you're not making any money.If I were in your shoes, I'd do one of two things:Tap into your home's equity using a HELOC and use that cash to purchase/down payment on a MRF.Sell your place, you'll probably clear ~$150k, right? 

Your housing lobbying arms should absolutely lobby to have that overturned.

I earn about a 7% ROE anyway.Commercial loan with calls and rate adjusts that bother you every year for your financials?