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Robin Edwards Flood, or not to Flood, That is the Question!
16 September 2017 | 4 replies
Anything from a few square feet of drywall to entire walls, flooring, fixtures, and ceiling will need to be treated and or discarded.
Allan Rosenberg Patch of land rate of defaults and return of overdue funds
20 May 2021 | 63 replies
For example, the "Earnings" tab shows different numbers than the downloaded data does (off by a few cents presumably due to some rounding).
Carlo Michelotti Need so much help analyzing cash purchase of 2 or more properties
15 September 2017 | 3 replies
One-time Expenses$1000 - Acquisition Costs (minor rehab, legal, & inspection)Annualized Expenses10% Gross Annual Rent - Vacancy Costs (turnover & lost rent)10% Gross Annual Rent - Property Mgmt (standard)$1176 - Repairs & CapEx ($1 per sq foot for tpical property)$1516.46 - Property Taxes (5 year historical average for typical property + 10%)$1000 - Property Insurance (a nice round number: seller reported that he paid $708/mo for one duplex)$27 - Water & Sewer (average across several properties from last month)$0 - Gas, Electric, HOA, Snow Removal (tenant pays or not applicable)$60 - Lawn Care (I made this number up)COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS:This is my analysis of the five properties that are being negotiated right now, listed from best to worst.Property Alpha (two-flat)$1250 - Income, Monthly (actual)$567.37 - Expenses, Monthly (estimated)$42,000 - Price, Signed Contract36% - Cap Rate (Annualized Income / Price)16.6% - ROI, After Tax (annually, assuming 15% income tax)6.0 Yrs - Until this property pays itself offProperty Bravo (two-flat)$1100 - Income, Monthly (actual)$537.37 - Expenses, Monthly (estimated)$42,500 - Price, Signed Contract31% - Cap Rate (Annualized Income / Price)13.1% - ROI, After Tax (annually, assuming 15% income tax)7.6 Yrs - Until this property pays itself offProperty Charlie (duplex)$1075 - Income, Monthly (actual)$532.37 - Expenses, Monthly (estimated)$55,000 - Price, Informal Discussion23% - Cap Rate (Annualized Income / Price)10.7% - ROI, After Tax (annually, assuming 15% income tax)10.3 Yrs - Until this property pays itself offProperty Delta (SFR)$875 - Income, Monthly (actual)$492.37 - Expenses, Monthly (estimated)$48,000 - Price, Informal Discussion22% - Cap Rate (Annualized Income / Price)8.8% - ROI, After Tax (annually, assuming 15% income tax)13.6 Yrs - Until this property pays itself offProperty Echo (SFR)$770 - Income, Monthly (actual)$471.37 - Expenses, Monthly (estimated)$62,500 - Price, Informal Discussion15% - Cap Rate (Annualized Income / Price)4.1% - ROI, After Tax (annually, assuming 15% income tax)24.4 Yrs - Until this property pays itself offNotice how the price keeps going up?
John Knisely Oil to Gas Utility Conversion
15 September 2017 | 7 replies
If you have to go 100 feet, that's a quick $10K extra that needs to be added to the cost of doing the conversion. 
Brian Lesko Going to look at a duplex this weekend
20 September 2017 | 9 replies
Make absolutely sure there's a modern tub in each of the apartments and the tub surround runs at least five feet up the wall.
Michael Walker New Member in Oklahoma City
20 September 2017 | 6 replies
My advice would be to start small and get your feet wet while building up that capital for the bigger multi families.  
Charlie L. How long is a typical day for an RE agent?
3 October 2017 | 7 replies
Im a RE agent/Investor getting my feet wet in network marketing.
Brian Singer Looking for a Syndicate Sponsor
15 September 2017 | 3 replies
Experienced syndicate sponsors most likely have a well rounded team in place already.
Eric Perez Possible wholesale deal, advice greatly appreciated
16 September 2017 | 2 replies
We see it as a great opportunity to not only help our friends get what they need, but get our feet wet in RE.My question is:- If the buyer will be financing, is there a way to piece a deal together?
Samantha Klein Better-Vent indoor dryer vent - anyone use?
16 September 2017 | 3 replies
Indoors, this can be deadly.You can always use round vent "pipe" to take the dryer vent from the dryer's location through the crawl space to the nearest outside wall.