The Podcasts are incredible and it's apart of my running routine.

If you assume the money that would otherwise be sitting around is actively invested in the market producing returns, you shouldn't wind up net-negative.Run numbers as always, of course.

He is INCREDIBLY thorough and his reports have been very helpful in negotiating final terms.

I want to help my parents in creating passive income through by investing in income producing assets like apartments on privately lend on other people's deals based on their track record.

Learning the needs for and costs of debt is incredibly important.

Can you run a report or produce a statement that just shows the tenant portion?

The market I am in has been very stable for a very long time...no incredible appreciations or depreciations of value (even through the housing crash of 2008).I realize selling it any time soon would be foolhardy, as I just bought the place within the past year. 

It's incredibly rare that I tell my clients to waive appraisal/inspection contingency, and yet somehow I was able to put dinner on the table tonight.

Though you'd perhaps have to pay about $27k in negative cash flow worst case over the next 9 years ($250/month neg. cash flow x 12 months x 9 years), this money isn't wasted - a large majority of it is paying down what's left on your mortgage on an income producing asset.

Also, "What Every Real Estate Investor Needs To Know About Cash Flow" by Frank Gallinelli was crucial for me because I look to invest in income producing properties.