If you have just one or two properties and something goes wrong ie. vacancy, HVAC replacement etc, you'll feel the pinch a lot more than you would if you have other properties in your portfolio offsetting an under performing one.

I perform this analysis for my clients all the time.From a high level, the yield maintenance calculation is ((Present Value of Remaining Payments + Present Value of Balloon Payment) - Principal Payoff Balance).

I really want to know how to analyze a market or neighbourhood in which I'm investing, I'v talked with a lot of people about how to analyze a housing market but I still didn't really understand so I thought this place...

It is a lot of "behind the scenes" stuff that when the agents talk over the purchase and sale agreement they divvy out tasks.

I really want to know how to analyze a market or neighbourhood in which I'm investing, I'v talked with a lot of people about how to analyze a housing market but I still didn't really understand so I thought this place...

I really want to know how to analyze a market or neighbourhood in which I'm investing, I'v talked with a lot of people about how to analyze a housing market but I still didn't really understand so I thought this place...

Are you all doing anything for well behaving tenants with expiring leases or are you looking to turn over tasks and new applicants?

Will installing a drainage system be a difficult/expensive task?

That means they loan to your company (you both would need to qualify as personal guarantees, but the loan would be based on the value/cashflow/performance of the property). 

Especially since you would be completely dependent on how the neighborhood market for that property is performing versus forcing the equity yourself.