I use the 1% rule as only a pencil calculation. 

It will go much further than someone walking you through two flips long distance and in buying a LTR when you can use the BP calculators for both of those.

Your living expenses get rolled into the investment, which can offset the expense (you're paying $1300 in rent each month--including that in your calculations for either a duplex or a home with an adu may make the investment numbers work better)I would strongly encourage you to spend a lot of time figuring out how to make a house hack work for you guys.

I would assume the actuals are not actual because it's showing 100% occupied for all 12 months.Capital improvements fall below NOI, and do not affect property value.And I think you need to have some type of debt to calculate a purchase priceGino

I am a spreadsheet junkie, so of course, I also built my own custom underwriting calculator!  

In this approach, the taxpayer calculated that the cost to construct a new building (say, $300 per square foot at 2,000 square feet, totaling $600,000) should be allocated to building and the remaining balance of the acquisition should be allocated to land.Rule of thumb method: Some taxpayers use a predetermined percentage (such as 80/20 percent, 70/30 percent, etc.) for improvements and land.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

However, the lender will consider the rental income from the other unit when calculating your debt-to-income ratio.Here’s what you need to know:- **Interest Rates**: You might not have to pay higher rates just because it's a duplex.

However dependent upon taxable income you could get away with a pretty low tax bill due to favorable capital gains tax rates.Be sure to work with a qualified intermediary and a tax professional to ensure you comply with all 1031 exchange regulations and to be sure you keep basis correct as all a 1031 does is defer your gain.Happy to help run some numbers or do some basic analysis for you if you would like. 

.### Renting the Property- With a projected rent of $1450, you need to calculate the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) to ensure it's viable