A company can't run a negative forever and investment money eventually runs out.

If they're going commercial it could have a negative impact on any residential properties.

It's great to see you turned a negative like that into a positive.

@Samuel George I wouldn't take that property if they gave it to me [it would still be a negative cash flow]!

How do seasoned investors get foresight , are there any publications, statistics  one should always be watching locally and nationally in order to notice the winds of change.I am very excited and enthusisatic about the real estate investment game but at the same time would like to learn the lead indicators.Appreciate your insight and foresight.ThanksInder 

But, there's no deal on here, based on rental income, it's negative cash flow with only minimal repairs, and the occasional vacancy, let alone major repairs/damage.

This is because it's more risky for them because YOU have less skin in the game and are more likely to skip out on the payments statistically.

I'm wondering if our legally unrecognized status will be a factor, negative or potentially positive, as we look into financing our first rental property. 

I don't think it would make sense to leverage your home to raise capital if it means going into a negative cashflow situation. 

The rental return based on your purchase price is pretty decent and if you have a long term tenant it isn't too bad (most of the negative cash flow is coming from paying down the debt, which in my opinion is not too bad, and also on paper you'd be losing a lot of money and that helps with your taxes).