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Danielle Levy Filing lawsuit against property management company
29 January 2025 | 20 replies
My estimate is 90% of the time we obtain a tenant in our first open house.  
Brandon Blackmon Rates for a GC
1 February 2025 | 13 replies
It's like the 70% rule, you can use it to narrow down 100 deals to 30 deals to dive deeper, but you need to know estimates per house..
Torrean Edwards Stepping out on faith, but looking for support/advice
12 February 2025 | 20 replies
My walk through estimate was roughly 60k, Hard money was 12%.
Anthony Chan Sold my rental condominium (~15 years in service) - DO I NEED FORM 3115 ?
7 February 2025 | 5 replies
I wouldn't tackle it yourself, The IRS instructions for it estimate 22 hours to learn and complete the form. 
Jonathan Small DIY or hire help for taxes?
7 February 2025 | 9 replies
Estimated costs range from $500–$1,000 annually, depending on the complexity of their LLC and rental activity.For Partner 2 ($148K joint income, W-2, 1099 income, 1 rental, 2 kids), a CPA is strongly recommended.
Karolina Powell Pittsburgh area - 4 small deals - what would you pay?
2 February 2025 | 1 reply
Estimating about 30K in work.2% annual appreciation, C class neighborhood. 
Keagan Scott STR's in Gary Indiana
28 January 2025 | 1 reply
That will give you a good idea of how it will go.Plus you can go over to https://awning.com/airbnb-estimator and put in some addresses and see the local competition.
Chris Core Everything needed to start, can't find a cash flowing property.
8 February 2025 | 13 replies
Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.
Jenn Kabahit Needs more work than led on
8 February 2025 | 10 replies
Then if I have additional concerns I call in an expert to get further information and an estimate on what the repair will cost.
Logan Rhea Thoughts if this property flip Scope of work is too low
23 January 2025 | 5 replies
Below is my estimated scope of work and timeline.