You can not find that out by looking solely at the cap rate.this may mean that you have to adjust your expectations about how much of a return you can get, or that you need to find a different city to invest in or different financing strategy, but at the end of the day, its the return that matters and the cap rate will simply not tell you that.The cap rate is little more than a sales marketing tool.

I simply implied that the lower income areas do not appreciate like the better neighborhoods do.I am glad to hear that you stay clear of the crack dealer neighborhoods.

I do not buy properties in war zones.If you're simply talking about a low income area, that's a different story.

I only do this for 30 year fixed interest loans.For 7% interest I use the factor 0.00665For 8% interest I use the factor 0.00733You simply multiply the loan amount times the interest rate factor.

Win/win

Most bleeding heart nationalists would simply say: "Then get the hell out."

He says you can simply sign a "purchase agreement" with a buyer giving you principle interest in the property, find a rel estate agent, have them list the property on the MLS for more than what your purchase price, and sell, keeping the profit.

I was simply talking about a software were you can input some figures and it will do the rest (I know how to use the calucator) thank everyone for there input.

SFR - Appraise value 64,000 note 45,000 @ 7.5% 30 yr fixed P&I = $314 current rents $600 Under Option 1 if I simply pull 35K out of SFR 1 and leave other notes standing, my total monthly payments would be near $800 Option 2 with different bank 1.

YOU cannot win the game of credit without understanding the rules..... funny how these rules are nowhere to be found on any of the bureaus websites nor will they send you the rules if you request them.