Estimating rent for multi-family homes

[Brian Harker]

Hi,

I'm just starting out and educating myself as much as possible, and I would really like to get into a buy-and-hold strategy for multi-family properties in the 84606 Utah Valley market. I'm starting to analyze deals that are available using BP's calculator tools, but I'm finding calculating rent for the multi-family units I'm looking at to be a little tricky using tools like Rentometer. It seems pretty straightforward for single family homes according to the number of beds, but it doesn't seem to distinguish between a single family home with 4 beds and a duplex with 2 beds per door. Anybody have any advice on getting accurate estimates for this?

Thanks!

[Bob Okenwa]

@Brian Harker

If there are 2 bedrooms per door, then just set the bedroom drop-down for a 2 bedroom home on Rentometer.