But you could still end up ahead with the combination of appreciation and principal pay down.

Appreciate, honor, and respect those who plow the road ahead and give insight of their experiences.Devin Cohan

Is there anyway I can predict or find out the starting g bid ahead of time ?

Thanks again for making this forum available, and looking forward to the exciting journey ahead learning from and interacting with you all. 

The process of attending the first time home-buyers class, landlord training, and working with real estate agents, lawyers, inspectors and the like has given me the confidence to look ahead to the next opportunity.  

I would not worry about rushing too fast into the next one as you can learn as you go...

I prefer to learn from those who are just a step or two ahead of me so... if I'm a step ahead of you, hopefully there's value in this post.My start:In 2020, I decided to quit my six-figure career in data to pursue real estate full-time in arguably the worst housing market of the last decade.

I have an inherited tenant in my multi-family in Mountain view, CA  who gave 30 day notice to move out on 11/30 to property management and said they are not going to pay the Nov rent since security deposit is already ...

He didn't have the best credit, but for his pay grade and the cost of living around the base (this is San Antonio, TX), the numbers matched, so we went ahead and signed a lease with him.

So go ahead and up your 10% estimate to 14-18% minimum yr 1. 14-18% is only if they place a good tenant for you and they get few service calls.