I’m going to lay out all the numbers here and hopefully some people will chime in with their thoughts. 1 bed/ 1 bath condo in north New Jersey (~10 min bus ride to midtown Manhattan)May 2016 Purchase price: $270kDown payment: $54k (plus 10k in closing costs)Current market value (best estimate): $325kMortgage remaining today: $205kCash flow per month as rental: $300The way I am looking at this is I am deriving my “net equity” (net of selling closing costs) to be:$325k x 94% = ~305k, less 205k (mortgage remaining) = $100k net equity.Therefore, my RoE on an annual basis is $300 monthly cash flow x 12 = $3,600 divided by my net equity of $100k = 3.6%On one hand, it seems like I could use that $100k elsewhere and likely beat 3.6%.

Saves me 10s of thousands per year vs a bunch of jumping around.1st rule of investing is Don't Lose Money.

@Patrick GaultA savings would yield a fraction of a percent.

Looking for some info as far as deal quality and things to watch out for.Price: 149,900Units: 12More info:9 lots occupied. 8 of which are park owned.3 vacant lots and room to add 4 more.Ad claims 42,000 a year in gross income currently (with the 9 occupied units).I believe that makes rent/fees income equal to $500/month per unit.Wondering what sort of stuff to be wary of when reading ads like this.

I am able to dedicate 10-15 hours per week. 

However, we love the house, location, schools, etc however it's a lot more than we could comfortably pay unless we were able to air bnb about 10+ nights per month. 

Then, their monthly payment to me covers my payment on the mortgage and usually I get $500 to $700 per month *more* than the payment I am making.

You can make around 80 dials an hour with a single line dialer, depending on pick up rates, you'll be looking at speaking to 10-20 people per hour.

The property is a 5 unit building with the following information: Rental income is $4,000 per month or $48,000 per year totalTaxes are $375 per month or $4,500 per year (this is higher than current but factoring in that they will increase)Estimated insurance is $200 per month or $2,400 per yearExpenses: Vacancy 8%Management 10%Other expenses Landlord pays water at $400 per month or $4,800 per year Realize this could be a cost savings in the future, but want to analyze as isGeneral maintenance (including minor repairs on property) including grass and pest control estimate at $300 per month or $3,600 per yearCapital reserves for Cap ex (appliances, windows (52 windows on building), roof, siding, etc. which I based on building a capitalization table based on useful life of items and number of units) at $460 per month or $5,520 per yearLoan: All in after down payment the loan would be for $300,000Assuming 7% interest rateAmortized over 20 yearsThus comes out to $2,325 per month or $27,900 per yearSummary Income Per Year:$48,000Property Exp.

Per @Mike Dymski "Being handy is a learned skill and you can cut your teeth on your first few deals.