@Jamey Newman Your bank balance has not impact on the FHA loan.

And how does that $320 impact your Net Income, and value of your property?

The next goal is maximal money to keep to invest, which means trying to minimize expenses to a level that does not drastically impact our standard of living.  

He is never home because he chooses to be not at home and it really does not impact you.  

How much has the falling oil prices impact the residential market?

A lot of different items, or terms, impact the attractiveness of the offer such as closing date, earnest money, seller concessions, your reputation, and where your money is coming from.

A property which offers 1st floor retail as well would be a terrific challenege that would allow my project to have even more impact. 

As for cabinets I don't think that brand name will have any impact upon your rents.  

The benefit of using an open input model like excel is that you can adjust prepayment levels of the loan which if the loan is purchased at a discount will have a direct impact on your IRR.  

It's what sold me on BP as being genuine in wanting to help others learn about real estate investing.Right now, I work full-time in healthcare, and while I'm not ready to make the leap to full-time investing, I do want to continue to learn how to realize gains that have a positive impact on my income.