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Cash-flowing rental properties allow owners to build wealth over the long term in the form of an appreciating asset while also generating monthly income. RealtyTrac recently performed a nationwide analysis of rental returns for each county. It calculated the gross rental yield by taking the 2014 fair-market rent for a three-bedroom home multiplied by 12 (months) and then dividing that 12-month total by the median sales price of residential properties in the county.