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Analyzing Properties, Budgeting Repairs
I am working on improving my methods for analyzing prospective rental properties to determine cash flow. I am using the following numbers:
Vacancies - low in my area so I'm using 8%
Repairs - 5% of rental income
Capital Expenditures - 5% of rental income + 1% for every decade over 20 yrs property age (i.e. 7% for a 40 year old house)
Management - 12% (expecting 10% + 1 mo per new tenant)
So this adds up to at least 30% of my income. Most of my other expenses are known and these are the ones that I am least confident predicting. What do you think? Are these good ballpark estimates to base my search from?