Interested in buy and hold investing (2-4 unit properties for now, larger down the line) and would love to get plugged in to the community here and id love to hear what investors are doing in the area and happy to help any way i can! 

Hello Wendy, I would not recommend just plugging it into a calculator.

He came to the conclusion that the oil line got plugged and the heat shut off completely.

You can visit their website here: https://www.recenter.tamu.edu/If you want to plug into some realtors here that can talk about Fort Worth and surrounding towns I would suggest @Joe Funari and @John Steffen.If you need anything else feel free to post. 

Think health & safety: handrails, smoke detectors, GFCI plugs within 6 feet of a water source, downspout extensions, etc.What can be challenging with the Detroit CoC process, is the Lead-Based Paint Inspection (LBPI).

I might as well plug the numbers directly in TurboTax. 

People are willing to pay extra for "nice" finishes and the right location.Don't worry not having a lot of cash up front...it's all about leveraging your money and kicking some butt with cash flow. you can get loans with as little as 3-5% down, so as long as your rental payment is going to exceed your "nut" each month, you're on your way.My personal opinion would be to find a local broker that knows your neighborhoods and pick their brain.

To get NOI the industry standard way take (Gross rents) - (Expenses)=NOIexpenses include... vancacy loss, management, taxes, insurance, repairs/maintenance.If you want to put those number here in the forum I can plug them into my spread sheet and give the you cap rate.

Pain in the butt man.

I assembled a spread sheet that I can plug in the house cost and the estimated rental numbers (nights and average per night) to give me a quick valuation on a particular home.