I typically subtract 3%, of the ARV.Realtor Fees: What is the commission you are willing to pay your listing agent (unless you are the listing agent) and the buyer's agent.

I know appraisers have a system similar to what I'm talking about, but I don't know exactly how they add/subtract value from comps to get their appraised values.Thank you all in advance!  

We went worst case scenario here with all our figures.I just cant seem to figure out why we have such a discrepency in our figures.finding out total profit if soldsay YR 10 value is$1,275,377one would have to subtract, (remaining loan), (down payment), and (5% closing).those numbers (684,044), (94,900), (63,768.85).

I have two checking accounts – checking 1 [day to day] and checking 2 [deposit accounts]I also have a long tem liability account setup 2300:2306 New River Security.I am not refunding this security – I want to move it from checking 2 to checking 1, but subtract it from the liability accountI know this must be simple but can figure it out for the life of me.Please help!!!! 

In order to calculate my depreciation I need to subtract out the value of the land from the total cost of the property but I don't know where to get it from.

Then you subtract off your debt payment to get to cash flow.I usually do the rough calculation twice.

When looking at college rentals, I do the math assuming only 10 months year of rent, then subtract normal vacancy allowance.Get Mom and Dad on the lease.Most leasing activity happens just once a year, roughly late spring for leases starting in the fall.Jon

When I buy investment properties, I will (1) use the commission (cash) for repairs or (2) subtract the commission from the sales price (hello, tax free!).

Subtract that from the NOI to get cash flow.

The better you get over time at seeing those unforseen costs the better your profits will be on each deal.The "best" formula is to take the ARV and subtract the known repairs, taxes, holding costs, closing costs (both ends), commissions to sell, your preferred profit, ect. and what will be left will be the amount that you should not go over when purchasing the property.All this will depend upon how well you (or someone for you) estimate the ARV of that property.