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Everything I have heard most of your income needs to be derived from Real Estate to qualify for the Real Estate Investor.  

When calculating CapEx as a percentage of monthly rent, what would be a good conservative value for:- A fully rehabbed property- A property 20 years old with 'mostly' original equipment Also, do you include this value to derive NOI or include only maintenance in the NOI?  

The value I derive from my CPA comes from my specific input: Maximizing cash-flow vs. reducing taxable income.

Hi Shane,I think it depends on where the need for possessions is derived from. 

I've programmed in my own heuristics for some things, others are just derivatives of the raw data (e.g. subdivisions in town T with all houses built after 2000) that you can probably find in MLS searches.

Does anyone have a template they could share that encompasses rental income & also income derived from my company(which also comes from buying and selling homes as a Realtor) I am trying to give a to a bank for a loan.Thanks!

But you as an owner of a single family or a duplex may be able to derive additional income while protecting yourself from additional liability.

His method derives profit from the subdivision of land into smaller tracts which command a higher price per acre.

These companies got in trouble because they were insuring mortgage back securities (Credit default swaps, derivatives), their ALMOST demise was NOT because of their life insurance or annuity holdings and the holdings subsequent investment strategy.The companies I have referred to throughout this thread are mutual companies.