I am aiming for cash flow and appreciation both , i am clear with investment objective i.e. financial freedom, in terms of timeline - i have just started scratching the surface of real estate investing i want to learn as quickly i can and gain information in order to get started for searching deals, budget and risk tolerance would like to put a number when some progress i have made personally in understanding of whole process, my diligence and external factor dependency, that's why looking for some basics to understand and path going forward 

They can be written off in one year depending on tax law updates. 

The rent in a new 2b/1b duplex unit in this neighborhood could be in the 1000-1500/month range depending on size, garage, etc.

STR's can certainly work in Salem, but are location dependent (ie being in the city for the university or state traffic vs out in the country for wine tourism).

Generally anything West is fine, East depends.

I come myself, estimate what's need to be done, if I can't fix myself, I tell them that I'll call my contractor and as soon as he's available - I'll give them 24 hour notice.Usually I call my contractors for at least $100 job or they'll include the driving time in any job.To call plumber - just to show up - costs $80-100 depends on a company or who's taking the call.

It really depends on your strategy, but I wouldn't recommend using Quickbooks. 

It also depends on rainfall and humidity. 

Hello Teck,The numbers could potentially work depending largely on your expenses to demolish and construct.

First to back up a second, syndication deals are basically the old-school version of crowdfunding deals (with the main difference that crowdfunding deals are allowed to be marketed on the Internet).And you can find syndication/crowdfunding deals that are set up as DSTs.