I recently graduated with a bachelors degree in computer science and mathematics in May.

I’m not saying some people aren’t more mathematically inclined than others, people’s brains work differently.

One is to go for lower priced properties, which will mathematically give you a lower down payment, assuming you can use conventional financing. 

If it does not sell it... but make sure you go thru these mental mathematical equations and do not only look at cashflow as your determining factor.Again I am not an expert but I wish my parents bought me 10 properties 30 years ago because like in any city in the world they most likely are worth a lot more then they were back there..I taught my son to buy properties and he bought his first rental property at 14 years old.. think what that will be worth when he retires.

@John PaulI would focus on investing in yourself first make sure you’re educated make sure you have your goals down and you know why you’re even getting involved in real estate once you know your goals then you can create the strategy to get to that goal.Once you have your strategy you can now work it backwards and you can buy properties that will get you toward your goal the property is nothing more than a mathematical formula to get you a return once you have that return coming in that should be sending you closer toward your goal.If the properties do not match your strategy in your area just like stocks may not match your strategy in your area you have to go outside of your area to find properties that match we have many investors that live out of state and out of country buy from us in Texas and we manage it for them always make sure that your strategy aligns with your goal before you buy your first property

I advise that until they have a clear defined picture of how that should look then they should not try and buy.Investing is simply a mathematical equation, non emotional.

They use a mathematical algorithm to calculate the property value and rental amount.  

I would look at it mathematically and decide if you can get a better return on your money buying rentals or paying off debt (hint... rentals). 

Investing is having an edge, or the mathematical probability of winning.

@Eric TeranHi Eric,It seem to me that Mathematically (although it's not your strong area),If it were me, I'd initially think about:cash flow from operations %% of the sales profits (or losses)Over all management of the LLC decisions %.