The IRA will buy the property and own it, so the rents and profits must go into the IRA.

Taxes, interest, insurance and maintenance will eat into the profit. 2.

I figure you need about $50m a month to be profitable, $10-20 breakeven.

On Page 134, he lists the following when analyzing a deal:Sales Price: $132,490.00Sales Expenses: $17,000.00Loan Balance: $55,004.72Total Invested Capital: $35,950.00Profit: $24,535.28I agree with his thought process here when he calculates net profit, but I'm trying to verify the net profit by adding up all the sources of income over the past five years in his example by doing the following:Appreciation over five years=$12,490 (see chart on Page 133).Cash flow ($297.73x12x5)=$17,863.80 over five years.Loan paydown: ($60,000-55,004.72)=$4,995.28 over five years.Sales Expenses are still $17,000.Doing the math, profit= $12,490+$17,863.80+$4,995.28-$17,000=$18,349.08There is a $6,186.20 difference from the net profit he calculates.My question is: Is this $6,186.20 difference due to the forced appreciation gained in the property from the rehab he does in this example?

Below are the key factors companies consider when choosing a city for investment:Low operating costs: Companies are unlikely to choose a location where state income taxes, property taxes, and insurance consume a significant portion of their potential profit.

With $19K invested and a $71K purchase price, your cash-on-cash return should be strong if the rental income covers expenses and leaves room for profit.

$28,000 profit Lessons learned?

Sold 4 of our 8 Selfstorage locations to take profits off the table and pay some debt down.  

Also that will give me a lower payment which will allow me to have bigger profit from rent.

I do business with a few  I fund the deals they want to  wholetail so they can double or quadruple their profit compared to an assignment fee.