What you are talking about is a flow meter.

.- Monthly cash flow from day one- More properties that are fully separated metered -- gas, electric, hot water all metered for individual units- Significant increase in property management -- evictions, late rent not because somebody simply forgot to press "send," potential domestic issues, issues between tenants, etc.

Now, someone please walk me through this process, from downpayments to appraisals, inspections to attorneys, etc. 

If you don't have a lot of cash, then you will be looking for cash flow, period.

I was able to locate the correct one through a local vendor, but it still took two hours to go pick it up.

The average seller-finance loan is through a mom-and-pop that does 1-2 in their life.

But most investors are looking to rent out the property to cover at least these expenses and cash flow on top of this.

The rental property appreciation is more important to me than cash flow. 

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, facebook, or a Google search.

The Fed's intervention, through increased interest rates, is intended to curb this excessive growth and bring the market back to more realistic levels.It's important to understand that a correction is a natural part of economic cycles and does not necessarily signal a crisis.