Is it possible to suspend the depriciation clock on a SFH utilized as a rental.

Also some damage may not be able to covered by security deposit. 2. more roofs = more capital expenditure. replacing fixtures like roofs/windows etc. costs the same size house, regardless of price of the house3. less able to utilize leverage4. higher turn around with these tenants. if you are using a property manager, this also means more replacement fee for the tenants.One other thing to note is if you can find a home that can be rented for $2000 a month for $200K, why would anyone want to rent that from you?

Its not hard to get the exact taxes, PMI, historical utilities, etc. for a property. leave another 10% capex, 5% vacancy, 10% management costs (even if you self manage)1% rule is just a very broad way to value something.

I'm looking to pick up my first property and I've tried running quite a few properties through the calculator.

You can pick neighborhoods with $7,000 houses that are all torn up and then renovated to sell for around $30,000 or so but note that you'll end up with a different quality of tenant than if you picked a neighborhood with houses priced at $75,000.

He's picking up his weekly youtube schedule -- of course there's no mention of his company doing thousands of rehabs. 

With vacation Rentals, we can easily bring in 50k+ a year, but we only see a fraction of that.Cleanings, replacing supplies, we are responsible for all utilities, etc.

Julian Joseph I’d suggest you pick a strategy and stick to it.

So my concern was that you could not pick and choose a specific person.

Being in Property Mgt I drive alot, so I have the opportunity to listen to all the different podcasts, which has brought a wealth of ideas and information that I can utilized.