Look out for rules around that extra tax, and I believe one can apply for a rebate or refund of this tax within certain conditions.- Cities like Toronto will levy another tax (Vacant Home tax) equivalent to 1% of the current assessed value of the property if the property is not occupied (rented, owner-occupied, family occupied, all count as occupied)- Land Transfer Tax: while the Province of Ontario charges anywhere between 0.5 - 2% of Land Transfer Tax when your transaction closes, you should expect to pay this amount twice if the property is in the City of Toronto .

The cash on cash return is only meaningful when you evaluate it based on your long term plans.

Purchase price: $160,000 Cash invested: $35,000 Another 1% single family deal in a transitional area creating long term wealth

Oregon is a prime region for seller and creative financing on real estate transactions. I've personally utilized private notes on three transactions and participated in another handful of negotiations with sellers on ...

Flat Fee MLS Brokers for sellers have been around for a long time, but Flat Fee Broker/Agents for buyers with a cash credit/rebate of the buyer agent commission are quite new and just starting to get some market share.

., downtown Fort Worth and Texas Christian University).My Goal:I’m focused on cash flow, and this property seems like it could work if I can stabilize it.

A grand negative cash flow is not the issue.

Tampa can work, but yes, taxes and insurance are higher and might keep cash flow tight.

Now I know what you all are thinking -- that place is not going to cash flow!

The third property has a nice cash flow.I am wondering if there are steps I can take to reduce the cashflow issues of the 2 properties before obtaining another property, like pay down the mortgages or should I just save the cashflow from the third property to pay for any future expenses?