@Mark VesuA couple of things missing1) If you sell the property, you lose about 10% in value right away6% in realtor commissions and 4% in other costs(Title work, stamps, etc)2) Rental income is likely sheltered by depreciation(no taxes) while the dividend income will be taxed.3) You are less likely to cash-flow when the per-property unit cost is above $150,000.In your case, the cost per unit is $275,000($550,000 / 2).4) You may want to consider doing a 1031 exchange and get into better appreciation / better cash-flowing properties.Best of luck

THANKS To MR Charles Carrillo, Mr Steven Wilson  and Mr David M.for your invaluable information on the BRRRR system, there are many questions but for your great contribution help me to clear my way.Thank you so Much!!!!

I would suggest leveraging realtor.com as a "zillow-like" service as realtor.com is basically a cumulative MLS for every on-market listing in the country (with only data not available to the public filtered out). 

For one I'm not absolutely sure this is all the data needed to decision on this deal, and also I'd like to know what you guys think about the 1% and 50% projections and how it compares to the actual cash flow after crunching the numbers.

As an investor, I want an agent that gives me data, not feelings.

I've tried googling some historical data on rent prices and it seems that they stayed steady, even during 2008-2009. 

They have told me that I am well over my limits with my current mortgages as they don't fully count rental income towards cashflow.I am not keen on selling either of my houses as they are both in my plan for long term appreciation and feel like they will go up much more in value if I hold them for a number more years.I know there are a whole selection of success stories on these forums and was hoping someone may have had a similar situation or might have an idea of where to direct me for advice or reading material that can help.

The key to either of them is to have targeted data of motivated or distressed sellers.

Hi all, New data from Bright for June 2011.

Hello all, My wife and I are about purchasing a single family home that built 10 years ago, which listed for ~5,400 sqft, I noticed that based on floor plan, it is under 4000 sqft, and although I applied maximum home ...