I am trying to strike a balance between a market that can deliver month-to-month cashflow (after debt service) while enjoying some level of appreciation.

@Seth Mosley It should be calculated:CoC% = (All cash inflows - All cash outflows) / Total Initial Cash InvestmentI've always enjoyed this article by John Reed.

I always enjoy trading landlording war stories cemented by the mutual line "this is a ****** business we are in."

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In other words, I think some people believe there is some sort of cachet associated with using the term in that way...In terms of just pure incorrect spelling, my top pet peeve spot goes to people who use "loose" when they mean "lose"...until the Internet, I never realized this was a common mistake...

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I've enjoyed learning from everyone's posts on this forum and decided I'd better make myself official.

Even though Dodd-Frank won't apply to your investor buyers, you still will want to make sure the buyers can close the deal.Here is how having a deal for cash can be a better starting point(numbers are purely fictional).  

I enjoy the “hands-off” way this works.

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