(give or take some minor math distortions)  So then two years from now you would have $280k to work with and do it all over again over another two years to end up with $392k.  

@John ChapmanRead the math in my earlier post.  

this was a great to read as well. ive been with my girlfriend for 4 years now and I tried to explain my real estate investing ideas and she didn't understand and shot me down quickly.. it is definitely how you present it to her, show her how it will benefit her and don't overwhelm her with the numbers and math.

Math doesn't lie.  

I know not everyone will agree with this method, especially the SFH buyers, but what I do is a bit of quick math like so; take the yearly gross rents and divide it by your preferred gross return rate.

Lately I have started  thinking of selling my rented property for lease with Option to buy and see how it goes.I think Bay area is a great opportunity, If market goes south you hold your flip and rent it (keep in mind rents are high and do your math for both scenarios).

I did the math, and a VR in Atlanta seems to be more profitable than the traditional long-term rental. 

Math is interesting to say the least.

That's why I've been picky about the math with accepting any new job.

So here's my quick math (about to pass out hope I got it right) Rent income per month $247520% down puts you out of pocket $65k (rounded up) Based on 4% rate over 30 years your looking at mortgage around $1,217 for P&I add tax and home insurance let's say roughly another $400 a month ( I have no idea what this real number is in your area) Vacancy I would want 8.3% or $205 a month.