Lets meet up one a month and talking about Positive things bring great ideas to the table. 

Buyers did all they could to follow escrow schedule while selling agent did not perform as outlined in escrow schedule (selling agent/seller chose escrow company).Selling agent requested us to remove loan contingency, while buyers submitted a notice to perform to seller to deliver the all the signed lease agreements as well as a 1 week extension on closing date for loan (loan officer and buyer's agent have strong relationship and in my understanding, had to work really hard to get through all the hurdles so far).Can I get your thoughts on the situation, potential scenarios, and how the buyer can successfully purchase the home?

If you are in a hot and possibly peaked market (Things have slowed right down after the introduction of the foreign investor 15% tax) are there any real good opportunities to get cash flow positive properties?

But a low interest rate is, of course, important to keeping cashflow-positive, especially around here where purchase prices are high.

If not will you have any positive cash flow after taking out all your expenses including insurance, taxes, etc?  

However, as long as the tenant buyer remains in the house, that means positive cash flow.

I found your other post and the average rehab cost to get a property back on the market was very helpful as well ($1400 every 18 months is pretty close to my estimate of 2% of property cost at $980 per year so I’m glad I’m in the ballpark).Let me ask you both, at some point purchasing for buy and hold in this area would be worth it (at an extreme example, any of us would pull the trigger if it only cost $1), so what would it take to make this deal look positive in your books?

I've worked with several grades of laminate, and if you stay away from the very cheapest, you'll probably notice more wear after the fist few years (or weeks).  

The good have been well behaved, quiet, and a positive experience in the unit.  

HELOC can free up the additional 10-15%, but comes with a price (fees, higher rate, higher risk).It may take a while to save another down payment on annual positive cash flow from 1 property, depending on your numbers.