You may have to educate the opposing attorney a little,  so the stop pushing there client, your seller, to include the property in the bk. 

It made me realize that I need to focus on getting them talking, asking open ended questions and never push to close in these initial phone calls.Thanks for all the suggestions, advice and input - any many thanks to Jerry Puckett for helping me with this!  

Right now, I am looking for a push in the right direction to begin finding properties within this criteria.

Right now, I am looking for a push in the right direction to begin finding properties within the criteria above.

I hope this gives you some extra push to really take off as a real estate entrepreneur!

Listing brokers are pushing puke pro-formas with rosy numbers based on a market to keep rising with strong rent growth and low expenses.Biggest thing I can't stand is from the big apartment listing brokers where they use TBD for pricing.

In simple business terms, it depends on opportunity cost.I think that the universal "apples to apples" comparison is rooted in CAP rate (see other discussions for more explanation of CAP rate, or PM me and I'll vector you in to one).  

In fact, I think a 10 year perspective is pushing it

@Marlon WilsonWe all need a push to get into action

Purchase Price: $710,000 +/-Units: 12 (All 850 SF 2 bed / 1 Bath units)Current Monthly Rent: $9,300/mo (There seems to be room to push this to at least $9,700)Annual Rent: $111,600 + other income $905Vacancy: 5% (Property is currently 100% occupied with strong occupancy history)Effective Gross Income: $106,925Taxes: $9453Insurance: $6588Management: 5% (will be partially self managed) $5,079Utilities: $6,302 (only common area electric and electric heat, all other separately metered)Septic: $1,000Repairs/Maint.: $16,450Marketing/Promotion: $1,431Trash: $1,961Supplies: $1,579Water Testing: $3,177Misc: $350Total Expenses: $53,370NOI: $53,555Cap Rate: ~ 7.5%Cash on Cash: ~12% (based on 20% down and 30 year am at 5% - still finalizing loan terms so subject to change)DSCR: 1.46x50% Rule ($/unit/mo): $117.171% Rule: 1.31%GRM: 6.36Debt Yield: 9.55% (based on 20% down)Property is in overall good condition but could use some upgrading.