Purchase price: $12,000 Cash invested: $8,000 First investment ever.

Purchase price: $1,900,000 Cash invested: $900,000 The 1.64-acre tract at 150-190 Hanes Mill Court is across from Walmart and many major retailers located off of a many thoroughfare .

Purchase price: $79,900 Cash invested: $26,000 Sale price: $142,000 With the help of an investor and contractor, we purchased a condo at Intercoastal Village in Little River, South Carolina that needed a ton of work.

Or does "it had no value until it had the cash, then of course it was worth what I paid for it" work? 

Hey @Jorge Leon - It might be worth looking at your insurance as a total package (i.e, car, home, umbrella, etc.) and take that to a broker who might be able to get you an overall price. 

I have some liquid cash in my U.S. bank account and would like to start investing in real estate.

We look at what we can offer our investors and this again is deal/market dependent, but we our goal right now based on a 5 year hold is 15-20%IRR, 7-8% Cash on Cash, 20%AAR and 2x EM.

Purchase price: $93,000 Cash invested: $24,750 Bought with long term tenant in place.

Not sure they were worth its a few tended to peel up.  

(Imagine buying a primary home from a relative for $200k more than it’s worth.