There are plenty of safe areas you can househack for less then you would rent but gone is the days of getting your payment covered.  

We are both trying to help people invest safely in the Riviera Maya.

If he has a mortgage on his primary residence, then you need to take the PITI on his home mortgage and divide it by about .35 to safely determine the amount of NCF he needs to prove out.

We carry plenty of insurance and always provide a safe experience for our guests.

We're retired and after what we spent redoing this house, the recession and what we've put in trying to keep the house, there is no income and no savings except for a bit of safe pension $ that they can't get to and our social Security.

Usually they are one in the same but the most important things for me when I upgrade a rental are will this upgrade be safe & durable and what is my return on the money Im spending.

Spoke with 4 people who responded to my yellow letters, which I consider a success in itself just because of the response rate I am getting and it is great practice.One was slightly irritated and wants off the list.2 spoke really poor english and were very hard to even figure out what street the property was on or who I was speaking to....one wants off the list and one wants 20k more than the property will ever be worth.One actually seems motivated and the call went really well......I asked the right questions and got the right answers......I go see the property this weekend.I also listened to 2 podcasts, re-read an article about Dodd-Frank and the SAFE act which made me decide that lease options aren't anything I want to do (or even can do) in Texas.

The units are in a safe part of town with an above average rental market.Gross income: $4650/month50% Rule for Expenses: $2325/monthDebt Service: $936/monthPositive Cash Flow: $1389/month2% Rule?

Some areas are better than others that is for sure, some areas are not safe at all, but some prices are low and rents are similar to neighboring towns with much high prices/taxes, from what I see.

It doesn't have to be a grand neighborhood, but a safe neighborhood.