Purchase price: $118,000 Cash invested: $118,000This is the first property I bought.

Most of the Standard Exceptions on an Owner's Title Policy will be deleted if certain title evidence is provided at closing. 

You can get cash from your credit cards.

If you're a real estate investor looking to maximize your tax savings and boost cash flow, cost segregation might be your secret weapon.

That said, I wouldn't advise someone to get into the game if the goal is short term cash flow unless they were super savvy. 

If I supplement that cash with some money from a HELOC, my buying power will be significantly better. 

The multi-family house hack can also work to increase cash flow other than just renting out spare bedrooms. 

I've run the numbers on a bunch of properties using the following numbers:- vacancy 6%- Property tax 0.44% of list price per year- Insurance $250 / month- Capex 5%- Repairs/Maintenance 5%- Property Management 10%I've found a couple with a slight positive cash flow (no more than $50).

Find out what it would cost to get fixed and ask for that price as either cash back at closing (if that is allowed) or taken off the purchase price.

The problem with that system is that the meters were in each unit and electronically transmitted the usage to a third-party provider for billing.