I know I can't tell the future and I'm not a particularly seasoned investor, but I can do math. For context, I own 7 rentals in my market. My wife has a friend who got money from a divorce a few years ago, her ex husband had a rental that he owned from prior to their relationship and it has done terrific. She has never owned anything herself and wanted to pull the trigger on a property. A few days after making this decision she found a property.... It's a 1/1 condo for $200k+ and she's putting $10k down. It has an HOA of $325/mo, taxes at $100, insurance at $50. She's planning on using a PM. They are under contract and she reached out to us for a referral for an inspector, which I gave her. I knew right away it was going to be a terrible deal but I'm also happy for her for wanting to do this. I looked up the rental comps and she'll be lucky to get $1450 a month. It is a REALLY nice area though. My wife asked her if she wanted me to go over the numbers with her but she declined.…