What kind of investing are you looking to do and I might have a more specific answer for you!

If simply trying to determine if the an investment property's price is good given the income it'll produce, comparing the Cap Rate (Purchase Price to Income) may help give a more apples to apples comparison to other investors in the area as it doesn't account for how the purchase was funded.That being said, cash-on-cash is a good way to determine if the investment your selecting is the best use of the resources (cash).  

The neighborhood the townhome is in is super quiet and the tenants came from a more boisterous neighborhood.

By realizing that you can either look rich, or you can be rich, it can often give them a more realistic approach to spending money.Other great books not only for finance but for success in general would beSecrets of the Millionaire Mind7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleAny book from Tony Robbins.

Before I write a more detailed post on this individual, I wanted to get some info from the experienced guys here.Up until now, I have been doing my own taxes.

160 acre new development in SE Austin 5 times larger than the Domain coming east of the Airport close to where Tesla bought the land for their Gigafactory A more than 300-acre lot right next to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is set to transform into a seven million square-foot mixed use development.Developers of Velocity told KXAN they’ve updated their design to feature housing, office space, creative space and retail.The project is set to feature:2,683 multi-family units2.9 million square feet of office providing the opportunity for two, large corporate campuses along with traditional office space585,000 square feet of flex industrial and creative office310,000 square feet of commercial use for retail, restaurants and a cinemaThree hospitality sitesA large central parkhttps://www.kxan.com/news/business/velocity-mixed-use-development-in-southeast-austin-prepares-to-break-ground-in-early-2021/

I've found a lot of success working in a more stable market following systems that eliminate pain points like that, but it doesn't allow the crazy upside that you may see in Ohio, just stable returns. 

A full market offer (6% cap) would result in a 7.74% cash on cash return based on 3.5% 5-year, 25-year amor, 75% LTV commercial financing that I've been quoted, which is a lower than my desired threshold.

Read all the literature and become informed as to your choices , then ask a more specific question and you’ll get more help . 

If you want to have a more hands-off approach and get a better split, brokerages like eXp and 100 percenters like HomeSmart can work for some.