I am picking up the education again.

I already have hard money loaners who are willing to work with me; I am just not exactly sure what "numbers" I should be running to determine if the deal is right. 

@Sachin Amin to answer your question on your approach would determine on how these are financed?

First, you need to determine what return you would need to purchase the asset.

Really picked me up.

At the same time, it can be very difficult to determine if they're doing a good job for you are not.

You can't just pick an arbitrary number and keep it.  

Check those REIT's out, I think they're good deals for aspiring investors.On the other hand, if you are really determined, I would suggest not only networking with sponsors you find on here or online, but joining a mentoring group like Lifestyles Unlimited, as that way you can establish relationships with people doing deals, plus you can learn a lot about how multifamily real estate and syndications work.

To determine our numbers to analyze, we've used certain websites and my families input as well but they can only help so much.

The increases had almost no $ effect on the tenant portion, the government picked up the tab.