17 May 2019 | 2 replies
Renovation is typically considered a Capital Expenditure, which must be depreciated over time.Cash flow is certainly not the only metric to use when evaluating RE, but it's one of the most important.

24 June 2019 | 11 replies
You didn't change your maintenance or add a column for Capital expenditures, that will cost you an additional $269 a month.

26 June 2019 | 28 replies
@Lee Stephens make sure to account for the following expenses in your calculations:1) Mortgage2) Mortgage insurance (PMI or MIP) or FHA Risk base3) Property Taxes4) City Taxes5) HOA (Home Owner’s Association) Dues and Fees and Assessments6) Insurance a) Property Hazard Insurance (0.3-0.45%) b) Flood Insurance c) Earthquake Insurance d) Umbrella Insurance7) Vacancy Rate (usually 8% - the equivalent to one month a year, or 5-6% if multifamily and/or if experienced, if not use 8%)8) Utilities (you’ll have these if your tenant is not covering them and/or during vacancy) a) Water § Sewer § Garbage b) Electricity c) Natural Gas d) Propane9) General Maintenance (usually 5%) a) Upkeep § Landscaping b) Snow removal c) Repairs d) New Appliances e) Make ready10) Capital Expenditures (usually 5%, higher is the property is old and obsolete, less if fully rehabbed and all mechanicals and roof are new)11) Property Management (8%, even if you self manage, your time still has value and there might be a time when you'll want to be completely hands off or you'll not be able to do it, vacation, retirement, etc.), including...

26 June 2019 | 2 replies
Newer houses have Capex,(capital expenditures).

27 June 2019 | 2 replies
Operating expenses do NOT include major capital expenditures, they also do NOT include loan repayments.

28 June 2019 | 3 replies
For me I use 8% vacancy(1 month out of 12), 7% repairs and 8% CAPEX(capital expenditures ie:roof, ac, floors, etc).

3 July 2019 | 35 replies
Take a look at how insurance, maintenance, Capital Expenditures and other expenses may ruin all of those.

4 July 2019 | 2 replies
Repairs of 5% and no CAPEX (capital expenditures) roofs, water heaters, appliances.

1 July 2019 | 4 replies
I bring this up because during the initial years of building ownership, to improve long term cashflow a building owner may decide to make capital expenditures.

3 July 2019 | 9 replies
I look for deals with a CoCR of 10% or better.The CoCR formula is pretty simple: Annual_Cash_Out / Annual_Cash_In.Annual Cash Out is typically Rents minus Expenses (Maintenance, Management, Taxes, Insurance, Repairs and Capital Expenditures) minus any Debt Service.Annual Cash In is Acquisition Cost plus Closing Costs + Rehab Expense).So, when I'm presented with a possible rental deal, I assign numerical values to all these variables except one: Acquisition Cost.