Of course, the goal is not negativity it is simply being able to articulate the contrast.

You're treading water or making $100 per month which isn't great, but at least you're not negative (I'm always astounded--and a bit scared--by how many beginners say they're negative cashflow).A few thoughts:If you end up keeping this property, I'd be trying to get out of the ARM asap--that to me is a ticking time bomb.

https://www.har.com/content/ne...Houston Real Estate Highlights in November, 2022:-Single-family home sales fell 30.4 percent year-over-year, the eighth consecutive and steepest decline of 2022 as the market endures economic headwinds;-All housing segments experienced negative sales in November.

This creates a negative initial position.

This creates a negative initial position.

With everything so over priced all I've found are negative cash flow properties.  

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize negative cash-flow (I'm in a cash-flow market) is dangerous.

There is a chance the will give you a modest discount in price because of the negative inspection. 

However:We are noticing the market is getting saturated with vacation rentalsWe have had to lower our rates to keep high occupancy especially in slow seasons like summerWe added a hot tub to one of our properties to see if it would help bookings - it has but it was a big expenseVacation rentals have had negative effects on communities like Sedona by driving up housing costs and making it more difficult to find housing since most people want to turn their properties in vacation rentalsWe are pretty concerned that the law that originally inspired us to do this is going to get repealed or modified (SB 1350)If I were buying a property now in AZ I would be more careful about pulling the trigger.

This creates a negative initial position.