The TV and internet is awash in opinions on the topic--some of them seemingly passionate and well-reasoned--but these people are all guessing.

I know different people have different opinions on this and in this post, I wish to generate those opinions by briefly stating my views of what I believe are the differentiating factors.According to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/landlord, a landlord is defined as:1.

In my opinion I dont think single family homes cash flow that great(less than 1% rule) here but multifamily seems to be decent just hard to come by good ones that aren't overpriced.  

Feel free to add anything or comment your opinions...To Survive Over The Long Run Managing Your Buy and Hold Investments:Understand that your business is to provide quality housingUnderstand that you're looking for quality tenantsUnderstand your goal is to satisfy your quality tenant so they keep buying from youTenants are looking for convenience and superior comfortGreat value within the areaThe Process of Buy and Hold InvestingPrepare investment property for rentalMake a decision on your exit strateg(y/ies)The better the neighborhood/area, the better your security to hold the property for cash flow versus to flip it (generally)The better the neighborhood/area, the faster the appreciation (generally)The better the neighborhood/area, the smaller your profit in cash flow (generally)Staging is an option to consider as well when preparing to get the property ready to marketDoes "The Thinking" for the tenant and helps them to picture themselves living in your homeMarket rental propertyCraigslist is a good marketing vehicle to use when marketing your property to tenants...

And what your opinions on these?  

Hello everyone,I'm looking at purchasing my first rental property and while I've done quite a bit of research on analysis, etc - I thought it would be great to get some outsider opinion on this particular property. 

Thanks in advance Hi Wayne,I don't have an opinion on the Cleveland market as I know nothing about it and can't compare the two. 

In my opinion one should only flip homes AFTER one has a dependable team of professionals who will do the work AND  if one can buy te home at a steep discount ( which is the most difficult part).

I am attending my first REI meeting next week and hoping to meet people there, but I would like some opinion on what I should do and how I should attack this. 

I find this strategy interesting and I wanted to get some other peoples' opinions on it.