One analogy I've heard used before is buying a vintage watch or used piece of electronics... do you want to buy that at a garage sale being sold directly by the owner, or would you rather buy it in a store, sold by a salesman, backed by some kind of guarantee?

I have a few sources of reasonably priced furnishings and my listing states that they are antique / vintage / pre-owned.

Differences in insurance premiums and upkeep for CBS vs vintage stucco?

@Dorian GuinWhat is your gross income on a monthly basis, what expense ratio of income can you expect for your market and vintage of the building, and what are current cap rates in your area ?

Same vintage, style, etc… 1.

Next, look at what rents are being charged for newer vintage apartments in your local area.

Looking to get some clarity on this matter -- a lot of people on BP suggests a percentage method, which I think can be a miscalculation for cheaper and older SFHs because a lot of capex is fixed, but rental income, size of house, vintage of house, type of neighorhood factors into the calculation.

Here in LA I have a single vintage airstream in my backyard that I air bnb and it’s been good so far..

I can tell you that the house next door which is 1930's vintage and is a big old farm house with 4 bedrooms and a couple bathrooms and had a oil boiler with radiators was just retrofitted with a gas furnace and vents run throughout the home so they can also add central air and they were quoted $24,000 by a local HVAC company. 

All the properties I purchased were built around the 1940-1950 vintage.