Here is what I look at - it's the only way that makes sense.Does the property provide a positive cash flow or a negative cash flow.

investors who bought a year and 2 ago are facing either foreclosure, HUGE negative cash flow, or cancelling contracts and forfeiting their 20% deposits.

I have spoken to 2 other landlords; they both told me that when they started they had negative cash flow and raised the rents over time until they flowed.

Mwarden, Yes, I do expect to have negative cash flow while I am living there.

expect bad things to happen and see the negative in things - and that's what you'll get.expect good things to happen and YEARN for the challenges of the day...see them as OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCEL...and...my friend - life will be kick ***!

Borrowing more than you need will almost guarantee that you will have negative cash flow on this deal (although it was probably negative anyway).

If you buy a property in PA were you live then you get a job transfer to FL and the new PM fees will cut way into the cash flow or even create a negative flow and then they take longer to fill the unit you will get into trouble.

So far, to overcome this obstacle, I have found a lot of spreadsheets that will give me a lot of statistics.

You are looking at serious, serious negative cash flow in this property.

Hello, I have a SFH, two duplexes, and a triplex in Greenville SC area, and I'm working with a negative cash flow and I probably owe more than they're worth.