Make is a pure mathematical equation and take any emotions out of it.

For instance, if you want pure appreciation expectation (AE) then i would out your window :)  NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Miami, Honolulu, and maybe Denver and Austin.   

Plus for the first year or so they wouldn't cash flow and you would be then playing the appreciation game.It does seem that in Denver area unless you have like $300k liquid it is hard to get into the true pure investment property play.

There's a lot of good information here.It seems like there's a consensus that freeing up cash ASAP is important for financing the next properties... which would be pure investment properties.

I also now understand the CA is purely an appreciation market and after buying RE in KC I'm attracted to buying in CA in addition to building up my cash flowing portfolio in KC.

I'm fairly new myself, but I didn't think the BRRRR method was focused on pure cash flow.

I'd consider doing it purely for what you'd LEARN from it, now how much you'd profit - that comes later as long as you don't make a very bad buy (less than 1% rule). 

In theory, yes, you're using a higher percentage of your income to pay down your loans, but this is purely optional. 

I’ve made more money on the houses I lived in then on any pure investment property but that’s time playing a bigger part more then anything else even though I always bought the ugliest house in the nicest neighborhood.Think of this; once you are done, are you willing to pack up and uproot your kids to the next property?

Also assuming the property you are buying will be a pure investment, and not a place you intend to live.Fannie Mae actually follows the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" book pretty closely, FYI.