I subscribe to the strategy to list a property to get the most attention to the listings.

Take the top 5 stocks in the S&P out of the equation and see what the P/E ratio is.  

I'm not a R/E pro, but do work in the finance world.

@Bob E. 

Most MTRs in my area include utilities, but my California property has very high utility costs (PG&E - could easily be $1000/month with regular AC/heat use).

Do a search on google, syndication websites, reddit, etc2) research the rang e of return for that type of investment.if the typical return is about 8% to 12%, I would be skeptical if you were getting offered a 24%+ returnBest of luck!

I go to e invelo website and I have to sign up and pay again?

To just make money is not enough.Michael Gerber, author of the E-Myth  said it best in an interview.  

(e) Occupancy load; rental housing unit.

However, if you filed your rental income under schedule E, then lenders will have to use your the rental calc based on how you filed your schedule E.