Is there any numbers/calculations that one can use which eliminate taxes from the equation?

So by going into negative cash flow, you are eliminating one potential profit center, leaving the speculative profit center, and forcing the need for that speculative profit center to offset even more in expenses than it already would've needed to (the negative cash flow) in order to be profitable.So, it's a risk thing. 

With rent control extending to single family homes this would likely be eliminated.

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Understand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

You shouldn't look at it as an eliminated expense, its just an expense you are paying to yourself.

Working with an established investor eliminates a lot of uncertainty.

Those improvements didn't come because the worker figured out how to make cars 25 times faster; they came because automation eliminated most of the workers in the first place, and computerized controls ensured higher quality output that reduced line stoppages and rejected pieces, and the workers that were left largely pushed buttons that did jobs that used to take an hour and now took 10 minutes by pushing a button.

The reduction or elimination of 1031 Exchanges would have a tremendous impact not just on the real estate market but the economy on a whole. 

I actually did a lot of research and the vast majority of providers I foud did not meet the criteria I had developed and I eliminated themMaybe reading something positive serves a purpose too and with the amazing interaction here I get to share some of the things that work for me.Hopefully, members on BP are looking at options like TK like reviewing two sides of a coin.

Instead, I propose starting with cities with a population > 1M and then eliminating any city that does not meet all the additional requirements.