Please provide your comments on the cost analysis above and how to find positive cash flow property.

Go to the BP file place and download the SFH rental analysis tool spreadsheet, this will give you a more detailed look on returns, vacancy, maintenance, with/without a property manager, etc. give it a look but looks like a good value.

The rental analysis tool really help me.

My wife and I recently purchased this duplex and we're looking for ideas, analysis, and/ or warnings.

I forgot to check age of A/C, and will do that next time I visit the property.3) Yes, city water and sewer.For education sake, how would differences in these items affect your analysis of the deal?

Also, I don’t know much about real estate and when doing an analysis of the profit on the house as a rental property saw that it was less than the average stock market returns.That, too, was some very rough figuring, so I’ll have to research those topics as well.Thanks so much for your help!

Sounds like you can wholesale this (or at least try to and see if other investors find flaws in your analysis).

I do not know about other markets but here I find that Zillow can provide misleading information for analysis purposes.

I am hoping to manage it myself but have the fees there just in case.As it stands, I probably could not do this because the utilities will eat into the $316 cash flow, but I'd still appreciate thoughts on my analysis.

@Andrew EberhardBefore you spend too much effort with apportioning utilities, verify that you are allowed to do this in Ontario.The best way to address the matter is to get a quote for separating the utilities for the two units and work that into your analysis for acquisition.