Cash Flow Comes First — Not AppreciationA lot of investors get seduced by the “hot market” or “future appreciation,” but you don’t spend appreciation — you spend cash flow.When both houses rent for the same $1.8–1.9K……but one costs $340K and the other $386K + needed repairs…You’re already seeing your answer:✔ Peoria: Lower price + fewer repairs = stronger cash-on-cash✘ Gilbert: Higher price + renovation costs = weaker cash flowAppreciation is a bonus, not the foundation of a sustainable rental strategy. 2.

For many years now I have been tracking my personal expenses and know how much money I want to make to sustain the lifestyle I want.

You can let the market appreciate over time, force it by rehab or use down payment - usually a combination of all of them, but with 0% equity I don't even know if I'd call that an investment.For a portfolio 50% to 75% is sensibel leverage, if you fall below that you are leaving money and opportunity on the table, if you go above you are redlineing on the risk scale, thats not sustainable for long.

Someone that ensures the qualified intermediary is operating in a safe and sound manner.  

Sustained real estate performance requires strong underlying fundamentals.

@Evan RekowskiWhy North Carolina Beats Out the Others (and Why We Chose It)We prioritize states with growing populations (to keep vacancies low) and jobs in stable sectors like tech and healthcare, since that sustains rent increases.

Or a 1% ratio property in a low rent Midwest market as though that has any chance to make a significant positive impact on anyone’s life (accurate underwriting at high LTV will show this to have negative cash flow in a sustained basis).Brrrr investor #2 investment (only judging by the numbers provided) looks better than a very large percentage of the investments I see mentioned in these forums.Best wishes

Wisconsin has no mandate on this, so make it policy or better yet put it in your lease ("Tenant manner of payment: Tenant shall pay by one of the following methods ____" ).

They just want fast money.Their goal is the contract, not the property.Buy-and-hold investors, on the other hand, are relationship builders.They buy repeatedly.They care about long-term performance, market stability, and solid numbers.They become repeat clients — the kind that sustain your businessWhen you confuse the two, expectations break down fast.Deals stall.Communication gets messy.And agents waste time trying to force the wrong strategy onto the wrong buyer.Here’s the takeaway:Wholesalers are marketers.Investors are buyers.Wholesalers depend on investors anyway.Know who you’re working with.Serve them accordingly.Build the right relationships — and they’ll build your business.

Do so in a calm, professional manner, but set the tone that the rules are to be followed.