I'm a simple, small-town island girl originally from Hawaii living in a much more complicated, fast-paced world in San Diego, California.

It will be perfect for you because it will be as complicated as you need it to be, and no more.

I also divide this number by my Initial Cash Investment and then annualize to find my annualized % return over the period.Example (Assuming a 1-Year Holding Period): End of Period Property Value = ARV * (1 + expected inflation)o508,768.75 = 501,250 * 1.015Total Period Cumulative Cash Flowo926.27End of Period Loan Balanceo433,873.55Initial Cash Investmento39,750$10,663.03 = 508,768.75 * 0.95 + 926.27 – 433,873.55 – 39,75026.75% = 10,663.03 / 39,750Things get a bit more complicated once you move past a 1-Year holding period, and I’ve used certain assumptions to get to these figures.

Insurance is very complicated, and you should take the time to understand all the minimum requirements you need to operate a vacation rental. 

I see a lot of places have variable maintenance fees for condos which seem to range between 250 and 900 per month which complicates things.

@Lisa Beene things are as complicated as you make them.

@Tyler JahnkeIt's a complicated topic.

Taxes are complicated!)

Hello BP Investors,I have a straightforward question - unless you somehow are able to make it complicated.

All of them can cash flow by the way, we beat the bushes and everyone knows we are cash buyers.We salove problems that most buyers just complicate, stop making it about the deal and focus on the sellers.