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What is a good amount of cash flow for rental income.

Guy Primo
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I am looking to purchase a condo. Here are the numbers I came up with for this property. What do you think of these numbers? Looking to purchase my first income property already have single family. Is this a decent cash flow with these numbers? Location Rhode Island.

Condo Price $157,000

First Year Income and Expense

MonthlyAnnual
Income:$1,300.00$15,600.00
Mortgage Pay:$568.97$6,827.59
Vacancy (5%):$65.00$780.00
Property Tax:$188.00$2,256.00
Total Insurance:$66.67$800.00
HOA Fee:$20.83$250.00
Cash Flow:$390.53$4,686.41
Net Operating Income (NOI):$959.50$11,514.00

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Mitch Miller
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Mitch Miller
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@Guy Primo , I agree with @Caleb Heimsoth this is not a stellar deal, most investors have certain returns they look for in a deal.  The most common sniff test is the 1% rule, where the property can produce 1% of the purchase price every month, it's worth digging into and looking at the deal in more depth.  For me, I look only at deals that pass the one percent rule and then needs to have a certain Cash on Cash return before I make an offer.  At the end of the day, it's up to you if this deal makes sense to you and your qualifications.  

A side note is, I don't see you accounting for any maintenance or any property management if you will use a PM.  I also lean on being more conservative on my expense when I look at a deal, you only have 5% vacancy, which equates to about half a month of Vacancy a year.  If you live in a very hot area this may be acceptable but seems a tad slim to me.

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