Just looking at my own little circle, 2 out of 3 friends found jobs recently, another one went from part-time to full-time, and another who recently lost his job was quickly picked up by another firm.Now, take the small minute percentage of Americans this group represents and multiply across the rest of the nation...

They use regional multipliers for whatever area you are in and I can't imagine it to be "accurate" but better than just guessing.

You then take this percent and multiply it by your gross income from the property.

Fertilegal,There are many financial and mortgage calculators available Free on the net, including on my website.You can also calculate interest only payments (principle in first few years is very small anyway) by doing the following:Loan amount (Say $50,000 for example)Multiply by interest rate (say 7%)Equals annual interest, then divide by 12Looks like this:50,000 X .07 = $3,500 / 12 = $291.67 monthly payment.As far as an ARM vs. fixed rate, depends on your exit strategy as you pointed out, but it also depends on the current and potential future market conditions (lending).

Typically we bill the tenants for the cost of the service multiplied by a Mark Up.

It will take the percentage in B38 and multiply it by your gross income to calculate a "bulk expense amount" based on your expense ratio.

Also more expensive.Your mistakes in a larger building are going to be multiplied also.

I'm always willing to pay less than it may be worth, and sell for more than it's worth.Assessed Value: (the following is an educated guess) someone's, in government, best guess at value at some point in time, sometimes arms length, sometimes according to a formula, sometimes actually close to the real value, which is usually multiplied by a tax ratio that will allow the municipality to pay their expenses, pensions and equipment.....please note that both assessed value and tax rate can be changed regularly to effect the desired monies to pay for such expenses.

I've done everything from the 1% (yes not 2%) rule to multiplying monthy rent by 84 (all of which I had heard from various soruces).

While I have some of the things you mentioned, I've used an 80% multiplier (plus or minus depending on some other factors) for many years.