However being passive in syndications may work for someone busy with other activities, say flipping and generating enough cash to reinvest and to continue flipping. 

If you call them with an aggressive or defensive tone of voice, the likelihood that the activity will continue, or even increase, is strong. 

@Sam LaGrassa @Aaron Hunt  The actual market numbers for Suffolk County, MA for Q1 2018 vs Q1 2017:Median home price: UP 15.9%Average home price: UP 14.4%# of homes for sale: DOWN 33.5%Days on market: DOWN 6.5%Months supply: DOWN 29.7%  (1.2 months)Now that's not to say that those numbers will continue, but that is the actual historical data for last year.There's still an incredible shortage of homes on the market. 

Again i'm new at this and i'm just playing with the numbers. this one seemed like it would cash flow. 

How do I continue to accrue more properties?

So I understand that ROI is your profit (income-mortgage-expenses) divides by total initial investment (maybe down payment+closing costs).So let’s say I’m renting it out and building equity, how how does equity come into play.

And, I will not be getting paid hourly for my continuous efforts in building a massive marketing campaign.

@Yonah Weiss, @Dmitriy Fomichenko - The Depreciation comes into play when you're calculating your profits for purposes of UDFI Tax computation. 

Austin for me is an appreciation play, cash flow won’t be much but this is a long buy/hold

She's been an amazing full time mom for the past 5 years, and will likely continue for the foreseeable future.