Hint: some of them are stable growth markets, and some of them are not.

Go ahead and fill out as much fact as possible and provide your assumptions for things you don't know (hint: make assumptions always with the last digit ending in one dollar, eg:   5,251 so you can see them in the report :)There's lots of detail items, but they support the creation of the economic metrics (aka measurements) like GSI, GRM, NOI, DSCR, Cash-on-Cash, CapRate. 

Thanks for the hint, Manolo.

My partner and I have been on this site since 2015 - reading posts, hints, how-to's and listening to SO MANY of the helpful podcasts.

I also have some books I'm reading to educate myself on the industry and to narrow down my potential areas of interest.I have a job, in financial markets, that I thoroughly enjoy, but I'm not looking to the markets for the additional income I'm looking to build.Any helpful hints or resources you can direct me to would be much appreciated.Thank you,Alison

With the same assumptions ($875/mo) and primary amortized over 30 years the DSCR is 1.5 with a cashflow of ~$1077/mo.Bottom line (which you hinted at): This looks significantly better once you get into a 30-year fixed.Just a thought; if you own a house free and clear could you do a cash-out refi or a HELOC at a lower rate to get down-payment funds that would also help you get a 30-year fixed up front to reduce your total debt-service?

I got the hint to START NOW IN REAL ESTATE INVESTING and retire at an early age to be there for your family and enjoy life. 

@Tanya RandallHi Tanya as most have hinted at, be careful with 'rules of thumb' and drawing conclusions from anecdotal data points. 

But, at the same time, I believe them because they're great tenants and I've seen or seen hints of what they're talking about.  

Hint: most of the time it's just like the rest of us!