Let's say an apartment complex costs 100K and generates 10K in cash flow, assumes now market demands 15% CAP rate, and a rent increase of 20%.  

They will never generate equity and (from my experience) they will never go down, only up.

My goal is to leverage my assets to build a portfolio of rental properties and other investments to generate monthly cash flow now and into retirement.I've really enjoyed BP so far as it's been a fantastic source of information and perspectives.

It's an iron clad rule of investing: never spend your capital.As for the profits, it depends upon where you are in your investing cycle.When I had other income, every penny the real estate generated went right back into real estate and got added to my capital.Now that my only income is my real estate, all of my living expenses come out of the profit.I suspect it also depends upn how much support you are getting from your spouse.

If your license generates more cash than this it is a net win.

Being from the Midwest and from a long generation of family farmers, and currently own a 2000 acres farm in the Midwest, I think I that the the use of ethanol is not a big problemIn regards to the energy yield from corn, it is lower than some other crops, such as sugar beets and sugar cane, but the percentage of land in the USA that can grow corn vs. the percentage of land suitable for growing sugar is vastly different.

I'm closing on my first rental property soon and hope the photos will generate a lot of interest when posted on rental sites.

Aside from lead generation, it does give prospects a place for to check out, which would help with credibility.

I've always thought that by acquiring 8-10 SFRs located in premium neighborhoods can truly generate $100k passive income with debt service.

I see no reason not to market to investors as well as owner occupants.On the other hand, if you still have interest in real estate as an investment and cash flow generator, you may want to look into a property management company to take over the day to day operations of your rental.Just some food for thought, but if you are open to the idea, you can start but looking up property management in the forums.