So his cash flow numbers actually might be close if the assumptions hold up.

I have worked in sales, marketing, and customer service and I have always wanted to get into the real estate business, so I finally made the leap three months ago.  

However, in order to get that number the purchase price is $170k less than if the owner puts a sign in the yard.When I look at doing this deal with conventional financing I get:PP: $115kCash needed: $30kCash on Cash ROI: 6.76%Monthly cash flow: $166.82(same assumptions)I can tweak this down to get a higher purchase price and keep cash flow over $100/month but then my Cash on Cash ROI goes to CD levels.So my question is, is there a deal to be had for a buy & hold investor when the rents do not justify the market price?

I'm starting up a wireless internet provider company and I'm thinking about partnering with building owners to get access to their facilities and tenants.The idea is that the building owner is in a great position to help promote my services and I can provide them with a new revenue stream.The benefit to the building owner is new monthly revenue increasing their NOI.The benefit to their tenants is significantly better internet service.The benefit to my company is lower customer acquisition costs and having someone else help push tenants towards my service.I'm new to the real estate industry and looking to understand the following:- Is this type of partnership currently being done for Internet or other tenant services?

No need for a custom contract with all kinds of weasel language that the court might throw out.

I just don't understand why people are so quick to jump to conclusions based on made up assumptions.

Lower turnover, cleaning costs, maintenance cost, better reviews, repeat customers, referrals.  

, or any other lender local to Northern Virginia (from what I know of NoVa), they are going to think of an $80k loan as an act of charity, and may only do it if you are a loyal repeat customer.

I could care less what the house is worth if the guy thinks it's worth 100k & wants 100k that tells me right away he's not my customer. 

My assumption was that the fan was still working but those are not expensive either and neither is insulation.