Yes, it's negative, but it's far more negative then you described when you start adding in repairs, vacancies, legal issues, etc etc etc that are bound to happen long term.

But, if your goal is to save money by implementing good tax strategies, a great accountant is worth their weight in gold. 

I want to give the house a push to sell quickly but don't want to put added money if I don't have to.Thank you for your answers.Dee-Texas

In a tight money environment, the chance of a lease option working out for the buyer is not very high; when declining property prices are added to the equation the chances of success for the tenant-buyer are real low.

It offers a similar ROI with respect to the equity partnership without the added risk.

We're excited to announce that we are adding two free bootcamps to the lineup at the BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Summit!

I’m all for appreciation but I view that as an added benefit with cash flow being number one.

Danny, It is a work in progress but I made an example database from what we use and added it to my fileplace. http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/JVermillionAF/file/contact-management-example

If they keep on hearing in the news that there is a gold rush going on in real estate of real estate is the hot new thing to invest in , it will result in more people purchasing properties.Most people have a herd mentality and they want to invest when it is "safe".

Adding a central heating system really threw my numbers off.