I currently lose about $150/month on it and while that seems bad, my tenants have been paying down over $8000/year in principal on the unit and I'm able to depreciate the value of the unit and my paper losses against my other, better performing rental properties, so while it's not ideal, it's not a complete loser.

Ideally, I'd like to find a wholesaler with some good opportunities there, but I can buy off MLS if I need to. 

Ideally, I would like to be able to compare returns future buy and hold real estate, with my buy & hold stocks.I understand that there are other important parts to this model (depreciation, expenses over time, etc.) but I want to start with the basics (just price appreciation).Many thanks for your opinion.Sanjay

Buy in a desirable area, near the metro if possible so it would be easier 1. to market it, get many applicants and have more choices to select a good tenant. 2.) ideally get more professionals/steady income renting who will hopefully give you less headaches.

@Zac Gilliam Birmingham is an ideal place for a new investor to start working in.

Sometimes that means not having the ideal personal property to begin with, but one that produces a nice cash flowing income.

Ideally the company will have good reviews online and they should own, renovate, and manage the property all in house.

I've done several flips and owned a rental for several years, he's also landlording several units for a few yearsWe're both trying to make the jump to the big leaguesWe both have good strong credits and able to come up with 25% down for a commercial loan for this I know ideally we'd stay away from grade "C" apartments to start with, but the alternatives are much more expensive, and fewIs this a good deal?

Ideally I'd like to purchase something but I'm limited with my savings (Under $7k).

I have VA loan benefits, so ideally I'd look into multifamily, but understand the numbers don't quite work in the area.