I also have little money saved, since I have been living on a SEAsia salary.

REI was one of them but due to financial issues I had to postpone my dreams of investing in real estate, fast foward to now Im a local CDL truck driver and in a position where I can start planning again for the future to finally become a RE Investor.

Also when you are checking cash flow how positive do you like to be to consider further evaluation?

The practice you get from analyzing deals will help to ensure you don’t pay through the nose for your first deal so as long as you know your limits and don’t bite off a bigger project than you can handle, it should be a very positive and informative process.

I'm kind of positive on the area due to the fact that there plenty of businesses and major medical compound along with a hospital right around the corner for the properties.

He is not in any position to control anything.

I held onto the propertied because i was seeing positive passive income coming from them and i felt like it was a great way to invest in myself with someone else paying down the mortgage, then 2008+ happened and many of the houses i owned the rents drop drastically as renters moved in and out.

Option 2: I have been finding more deals on the more expensive houses in the 250K+ range, i have crunched numbers on a handful of houses in this range come across a good number that have showed positive passive profits in the $200+/month range, but im concerned on these taking up to much of my active income.

We look for at least a 12% CoC ROI and positive cashflow.

It is possible to put your money to work in two places at once with a positive interest rate arbitrage, and with the life insurance death benefit too.