Purchase price: $165,000 Cash invested: $42,000 Sale price: $179,900 Purchased this home to short term rental to produce cash flow to buy our next investment property next year.

You know sometimes real estate does go down. it is more likely to go down in riskier neighborhoods that can produce 20% returns. 

I try to buy 125k properties for 100k and achieve $500 in positive cash flow so that even if rents went down and expenses went up I could still produce cash flow.

I hate to mention this, But I have to say, $200 cash flow before vacancies maintenance and capex means that property really is not going to produce positive cash flow.

However, until you've learned how to use that to produce profit, best to leave it where it is - in your home.You don't want to refinance.

It's producing $8,400 in gross rents (when it's not vacant.)

If a property can not produce acceptable cash flow ( $100+ /door /month) with a hypothetical 100% financing it is not a good investment.

Hello BP family,so here's what I've got going on:1- I have two rental homes that have increased in value (same tenants for years)2- My primary residence has increased in value also4- I have a business for the last 5 yrs but did not produce any income this year (just got out of property mgmt. biz)5- My spouse opened his private practice this year so the business is too new, but he has income (just not a whole lot)6- My mother in law has good credit, same job for 20yrs and wants to buy a home near us and move in it a few yrs later 7- I have a personal friend who's doing wholesale deals8- I'm a P/T realtor who sold a few homes earlier this year, but I really don't want to sell anymore, I want to be an investor8- I have no w2 income as I've tried the stay at home mom thing for the past yearSo I am trying to figure out creative/ strategic ways to get financing so I can buy more real estate/ and try the BRRRR method (stated docs?

Come January 1st, 2020 California's Building Code will MANDATE that ALL newly constructed single-family homes be net-zero (homes that are able to produce as much energy on its roof as it consumes in a year).

I just don't see it as a practical income producing activity.