Of my rentals, my ex-Home is my worse performing property.  

Just run the numbers, and add an extra % for cap ex

The brother who is in jail signed a lease agreement with his ex and she is now squatting in the property. 

Definitely let them know the house has to be returned to its original condition(ex.

i hope you built that into your Cap Ex budget"

So, as far as I can tell, she is only doing her calculations by the straight “expenses” of taxes, insurance, and utilities, and not accounting for any kind of vacancy, cap ex, or maintenance.

I want to make sure I am using the tool correctly and was just wondering what the BP community  would recommended I allocate for vacancy, repairs and maintenance, cap ex and management fees?

Do know, your beneficiary designations trump your will, meaning if you had an ex-spouse as beneficiary of a large life insurance policy but your will says to leave everything to your new spouse, your ex will receive the funds regardless of what your will outlines.

My thoughts are brand new should give a little piece of mind on any Cap Ex.

My question when trying to accurately calculate cap rate, I assume all expenses are to be included like cap ex and property management?