If their properties did not cash flow they may have been forced to sell out at huge losses or walk away with their credit in shambles.

Most of my tenants are 50+ and on a fixed budget or retirement funds, very easy to manage and happy to be there.The Yucca valley market has some very favorable returns but one thing coming down the pipeline that is going to be a cash flow killer is the sewer infrastructure and the deal that was forced upon Yucca Valley by the State Water Board.  

I chalked it up to not having an agent list the house, but now I have a buddy doing one with a "top" agent, and I don't think they have even given a single tour.Major employers/economic drivers are a university and an air force base, so lots of people who are here for a few years, but may leave and not want to buy.

The the forced appreciation will help out your cash flow too, and all the stuff you fix like new won't break for awhile as a rental (if you did it right), so they compliment each other.I prefer to put 20% down to get out of paying PMI and get the best rates and terms.

., so basically, an 8-9% return before tax, and a forced 35% equity gain?

Armed Forces, Navy, transitioning from military to real estate. 

I was forced to refinance and buy him out early.

But, I've been forced to potentially look at Dallas, Charlotte, and Kansas City.

@Jennifer Beadles So to my understanding most people get Hard money loans because  they are easier to get but with a high interest, but thats okay as long as can get force appreciation on the home and Refi with a more conventional loan and pay back the hard money and use the left over to buy another one?

I target C- to B- areas, and look for the Diamond in the rough, an opportunity that I can force equity via rehabbing, then lift and improve the rents in areas near to Down Town on cities that are growing.Buy small at first, i.e.