
21 May 2018 | 6 replies
What does it cost to fix bed bugs, market for a new lease, unexpected downtime, etc?

16 July 2018 | 3 replies
I would use 10% until the property is inspected to determine the current condition of all major components and appliances.

31 May 2018 | 7 replies
@Josh Sullivan Your greatest challenge will be where your weakest component is.

25 May 2018 | 3 replies
You did not include anything for CapEx (5% to 10%) depending on the current condition and life expectancy of all major components and appliances.

26 May 2018 | 7 replies
@Harrison CookYour post kindles lots of questions.In the "good old-days" most heating systems were vastly oversized for the building they were heating - energy was relatively cheap, insulation was non-existant to poor ... so it was easier and safer to {drastically} oversize.Today, while energy {in North America} is still relatively cheap for the moment, we have a much better understanding of how to make buildings more efficient {though you might not think so looking at the construction industry in the U.S.A. and Canada} and there are often more cost-effective measures than simply replacing an old, over-sized heating plant with a new, over-sized heating plant.You really need to - or at lease should - perform a heat load analysis to properly size your heating system, a component of which, is determining the rate of heat loss of the building envelope.

27 May 2018 | 4 replies
It's just not how the financial world looks at investments...CAP is a component of "commercial" residential multifamily...5+ units. 1-4 unit properties are often classified as single family (This is how Core Logic classifies 1-4 units)...The properties are valued by comparable sales method.

31 May 2018 | 49 replies
And it looks like from your numbers you are at about a breakeven cashflow right now, so I wouldn't recommend increasing your leverage anymore.There are two main components to your return - cash flow and appreciation.

26 May 2018 | 0 replies
Surveys have been completed but needs to sell to pay off other unexpected bills.

28 May 2018 | 5 replies
The last thing I would want for you is unexpected expenses on top of credit card debt.

28 May 2018 | 8 replies
I copied this from a search on real estate ROE:Return on Equity (ROE) ratio calculates the amount of return generated in a particular year on the total amount of equity invested (or trapped) in a property.The amount invested (or denominator) is calculated as the initial investment (down payment) plus the entire increase in net property’s appreciation and the entire decrease in outstanding loan balance incurred prior to the year the ratio is being calculated.Cash-on-Cash Return is a similar calculation, but since the two draw backs of the traditional Cash-on-Cash Return are that property appreciation and principal debt payments are not factored into the formula, Return on Equity adds these two components to the traditional Cash-on-Cash Return calculation.A property’s net equity increase is calculated by determining what the “Net Sale Proceeds after Taxes” would be at the beginning of a year, and then again at the end of the year.