If you have money to invest - I'd personally invest in the stock market right nowThe alternative to generating income is reducing expenses.

Maybe consider a less expensive home in another city or not downtown. 

However, in California, that can still be really expensive. 

I owe $104,000 with an interest rate of 8.5%, I make a gross $800 per month after monthly expenses.

You can also deduct expenses like mortgage interest, property taxes, repairs and any other rental related expenses.

Do you understand all the expenses and what should be expected?  

It’s funny — we spend so much time hunting for deals, analyzing cap rates, and negotiating offers…but the part that actually determines how much wealth we keep often gets ignored.I’m talking about the business side of investing — how you manage your numbers, track your expenses, and plan for taxes before tax season hits.I’ve worked with investors who made six figures flipping or holding rentals — and still ended up frustrated because their cash flow disappeared into poor bookkeeping, messy structures, or missed deductions.The ones who grow fastest?

QuickBooks is a great fit if you want full financial visibility for your LLC—it tracks income, expenses, mortgage, and insurance easily, and keeps your books clean so tax filing and loan applications are much simpler.

"positive cash flow" is made up math that ignores how expensive it is to buy, lease out, and stabilize.  

The numbers probably look good initially, but I expect over time the expenses get tough and the ROI decreases.Never heard of them, don't know anything about them, but it is a model other turnkey companies have used as well.