However, I have no knowledge of the rules in America and what is recommended.

A rule of thumb is not to stick money you think you’ll need soon In the stock market.

I shoot for 1% rule combined with the 50% rule.

@David Ribardo and @Joe C jump in with any edits/comments you might have Purchase Price $149,900 (50K a door rule looks good) Three units total gross/month 2239 (1% rule looks good) Fixed expenses: Taxes 2517, Trash 1125 (375/unit in Allentown unless private collection deal previously arranged) Insurance: 703 Common Electric: 519Water/Sewer: 802Allentown Fee: 225 (75/unit/year) Variable Expenses:  Vacancy: 2239 (One months rent of each place, or 8.3%) Management: 1800 (50/door/month) CapEx/Maintenance: 3000 (1000/door) Total Operating Expenses: $12,930 Total Gross Income: $26,868Net Operating Income: Op Ex - Gross = $13,938 Divide your NOI by the cap rate your looking for and you have your offer price.

That being said, it seems they've made some strides and is improving which is great.

She was huge in coordinating the transition of these forms to a Pro Membership Benefit.Would the community also like it if I gave a monthly update about all the projects we are working on to improve various parts of the site, memberships, books, etc? 

As a general rule of thumb, an educated buyer will not pay substantially more than the average price for a home in a neighborhoods.  

@Bhaskar Pandey hi, yeah, cash out rules here in Texas are screwy to say the least.

It's not too difficult to find properties in desirable locations that follow the 1% rule. 

That was a long time ago so maybe they've improved.