However, now that we are exploring real estate more I was considering paying off the mortgage earlier to have more cash each month to invest elsewhere.

I am curious about how he comes up with the number. . . . the formula goes NWROI = (cash flow & rent savings + loan paydown + appreciation)/ Initial Investment So, if you have a low initial investment - it looks good on paper.

If I rent it, it won't cash flow more than 2%, which is sort of ok as my goals is creating a portfolio of additional income for retirement (12 years from now)  If I sell it I will likley lose a little money ($5-$10k) I Used a VA loan to purchase zero down and will be living in it for 24 months while I do the rehab.purchase price $330K, rehab $15k, Estimated ARV is $370k.  

I would offer cash for keys, or not renew the lease, and reset the tenants in the building at the first opportunity.

We've been including a lot of seller concessions to reduce the cash to close. 

Purchase price: $95,000 Cash invested: $30,000 This was my first rehab.

Search for properties in line with your spending plan and investment objectives.Property analysis: Examine possible single- or multifamily properties to ascertain their overall investment viability as well as their cash flow potential, cap rate, and return on investment (ROI).

NEGATIVE cash flow.Note: The home is already 100% furnished, so there is no need to buy furniture.Appreciation and Loan Pay-Down:I would offer $550k as the purchase price.

Are you cash flowing?

So long as there are constant sales of renovated properties in your market, this will be accurate.If you take another look at this, you can see after I enter the query I get back the ARV, ACV (As-is Cash Value), and all the comps from high to low: You can tell the highest comps are close to $2M with $700-850/sf, the lowest are $1.3M at $500-600/sf.