You could probably put 20-30% down on a few 4-plexes, and get a nice return on investment from them with minimal work.

I have been investing in the city and in the surrounding area for several years and I typically get returns better than the general 1% & 2% that I see people mention in regards to residential property in these forums.

If you have shown rental income on tax returns for both 2011 and 2012, then you should be able to count the rental income from all your properties (including the new one).

As he says a return on your investment.

If you want to get R/V ratios where you can get decent cash flow (even with maximum leverage) and favorable rates of return, then you'll probably need to look elsewhere (as in out-of-state).I've compiled a report called the "2013 Housing Market Forecast" that might help point you in the right direction as far as market choices, but I will also tell you that I am working on an article specifically addressing the question of "Where should I invest?"

I have been reading that when you include the increased expenses, short rental season, and start-up costs for VRs, it ends up with returns not much greater than long term rentals.

The properties cash flow well with over 15% CoC return and about 150/door/month with 25% down.

I got my first batch of returned mail... what do you recommend for skiptracing besides assessors or whitepages.com?

Discuss ' trigger' issues like forever being employed, inflation, rate of returns on CDs versus alternative above average returns in R.E.

I mean, even if my loan (which is prime plus 1.5%) goes up to 5.5% or 6%, as long as I'm reinvesting that money at a higher return, I should be good.