Putting more down obviously improves your cash flow, but minimizes the money available to property #2. 

I know most folks recommend start fresh with your own tenant but if the tenant has a good record this would minimize vacancy.

There are many types of real estate deals you can do with minimal money.I became interested in REI when I was around 18.  

But it’s good to know all your options if you are looking to minimize your negative numbers.

There will be minimal vacancy and are usually in safer neighborhoods. 

Admittedly, your profile would seem to indicate you are..If you are flipping, I’d definitely advise starting your LLC.

I used to work for commercial brokers as financial analyst.( producing Broker opinion of value.) normally the first year NOI is the indicator of sale price. analysis start date is when you assume the sell will happen.

Hey @Brian Mullally Looks awesome and so indicative of the North End in this time...I am just returning to Boi from most recently Atlanta due to covid. 

Full time educator that runs her other real estate school- Brokerage has own app where we store training videos and guest speakers from our events- Mentoring program for new agents to shadow experienced agent- Brokerage creates template personal site for me- 2 education classes/month via Zoom- 1 Sales meeting/month for education & motivation- 1 meeting/month on technology use, a staff member that deals with IT needs- 70/30 Split- $355 Annual Office desk due- 2% Transaction fee- No lead production, produce own leads, repeat & referral- 223 current & pending listings- Have had new agents close 20 homes in first year and other only 6 homes; variesBrokerage C:- This is Keller Williams, so probably pretty standard and y'all are familiar with them, I'm sure- Within my region: Own 12% of all inventory; 600 to 900 active listings and closed just under 3,500 homes last yearBrokerage D:- 21 agents in local office- Momentum Program for training- 95% commission paid on a transaction, fees included but you choose how much you want to spend (private office/shared office/WFH office,- Brokerage does not provide leads but can obtain leads from sister brokerage, no cost- Currently 82 listings, 50 active, states it is currently a seller's market- Goal is to sell at least $2,000,000 per year- Average sale price for last 90 days (8 properties) is $260,400Brokerage E:- Training videos available- Weekly sales meetings- Ninja sales training 2-3/month with Q/A's- Offer a one-on-one mentorship program for new agents- Mentor and I would split commission 50/50 first couple of transactions or when I'm ready to go solo- Lesser degree mentorship for 75/25 commission- $46.50/month Brokerage fees Plus $25/month on E's&O's- Own website on brokerage webpage for $10/month- 70/30 Commission split; 95/5 for sale milestones- Once you pass $5M in sales, you're still on 70/30 split until you pay out brokerage $20,000, which in turn split becomes 95/5- 3% broker fee each transaction with $3,000 cap- Can provide leads by signing and paying up for different things (ICC/OPCity/Buyside)- 255 active listingsBrokerage F:- Extensive 6 week onboarding process for training- No monthly fees; biz cards/signs/lockboxes/marketing all paid for- Provides leads- 2 CRMs that hold database of your clients- Usually 100 listings at any given time, lower now because of Covid- Minimal standard to remain with company is 24/year.

The tenant has now indicated the portable is not strong enough, so this is why we have discussed my buying a replacement for the unit.