For his first two years here he stayed in a rooming house, because he couldn’t afford his own house or apartment.After World War II this country “got rich”, affordable housing became plentiful as “the suburbs” were developed.  

As you correctly mentioned, you’ll need at least two stays.2.

For 2025 we are assuming it will rise at $1500-1600Same townhomes pending at $260’s; if we upgrade kitchen/bathroom around $275 upCurrent tenant leaves Dec 31, 2024 Assuming rent stays the same for LTR, we will be cashflow negative since Home/Hazard Insurance and Taxes will increase inevitably.Should we:1.

As for flipping, do you stay in the KC market or are looking elsewhere to flip?

You have to purchase in cash and you can only stay in them 28 days per year because the HOA runs it like a business and leases the HRH name but you do own the deed.

I obviously have no interest in boyfriend staying as they are constantly a week late on rent and I suspect to not receive another dime moving forward.

Also depends on what you mean by modest income and bad credit....Worst case like someone else mentioned, you could stay in this property and buy the next with a DSCR.

I am logging in mine on a simple excel but am curious how others are doing it / staying organized.

If the deal works with 20-25% down, it will only look better with 50% down.The key is to stay disciplined.

Trying to stay ahead of the game and be proactive.