I unfortunately was not afforded an opportunity at a younger age to be exposed to the power of passive income, passive income vehicles, compound interest, and a detailed planning for the future.

I think that's a missed opportunity for them.

having a difficult time using both the brrrr and fix and flip calculator because i intend to live in the property for 1 year so not a rehab. these calculators seem to assume i won't live in the property. based on the factors below, i'm hoping someone can poke holes.arv=270krepair=my father who is a general contractor is overestimating at 35k (it's definitely livable, but there's opportunity to upgrade/update such as the roof, floors, cabinets). i'd live there for a year and plan to either flip or rent after the year.annual expected property tax=$7.5klisted price is around $235k ($/sq ft is below comp average)comps within the past year for similar properties around $260-$280kpreferred profit (not too sure about this) but $20k is a target...i guess.estimated rental based on recent is $1.8-1.85k/monthi was thinking about offering $210k max, but the calculators recommended an estimated purchase offer between $160-$175k, which seems extremely low given the livable condition.what am i calculating wrong here? 

It is about 30 miles from end to end and there are various types of investment opportunities.

I am comparing opportunities in my home country with opportunities in the USA and I believe the latter offers more in terms of risk/rewards.Example in Belgium:In a median city you can buy a decent small apartment (700 sq feet) for ± 280.000 EUR (+ 10% costs and registration rights) = 308.000 EUR (=$358.820).

In C/D areas you must treat your tenants like children...bad children.By the 2 year mark if your property is paid off your cash flow will be reduced to almost zero due to the rent being eaten by paying for the opportunity value of your equity.

But we don't want to pass up a good opportunity (we plan to sell it in the next few years) because of ignorance of this process.

I am definitely anticipating declining them due to her report but just figured it was a good opportunity to see what all there is to consider and do before going through with the declination.

Hi All, I wanted to introduce myself here in this forum, as I have not had an opportunity to do so before, but I am new to multi-family investing and have been diving in headfirst through the BP podcasts, webinars, forums, books, and other literature. 

However, in your experience, how much of that truly influences opportunity within an emerging market?