I'd say you're better served thinking about current return on investment rather than "cash flow" per door.If you start with an assumption of what income you need in order to live, and peg how much capital you have to invest, you can figure out what annual percent your investments need to throw off in free cash flow to meet your living needs.If that percent is unreasonably high, it means you either...

Here are some details:Property is in pre-foreclosureOwner has been served a "Notice of Default" 3 months ago of ~$10kExisting Lien: $319kAsking Price: $460kIdeal Price: ?

I see surrounding market range with similar size is 200k -239k

In my state it's about 2 months from serving the 3 day, waiting for and going to court and waiting for and getting sheriff to come.  

The size of the house is pretty decent but it is a lot of work.  

If it's a decent sized multifamily and if you haven't raised the rent 50% in the past three years, but basically maintained them then I would probably use some equity to buy another well cash flowing property.

Can you serve niche tenants, like some organization, that reduces vacancies or pays premium rents for special amenities or location?  

At this point, I'm not even sure what size facility to build.

Hey all, I've been contemplating the impact that gentrification and real estate investing have in under served communities.

;)I am actually wondering if we wouldn't be better served renting a house for the 3 or 4 years until we are done building and using that down payment money on a second rental home.