Though the 50% rule is quite good and convenient, I would rather project possible rents and expenses under different economic conditions (say expenses range from 40-60% or the property appreciated/depreciated from -5 to +5%, so that I can have a handle on the range of possible values.You are correct in that cap rates are not relevant in finding the market value of a SFR.

I think I'd have to go into the economically depressed urban areas around here to find properties like that... which would violate the safe for wife and daughter rule.

Even those buyers who target vacation properties have become much more conservative with their finances as the costs of maintaining such properties and dealing with a deficient number of prospective renters has made would be owners wary of owning such a property in these troubled economic times.

Although, I do discuss frugality, personal economics, and how a hard day's work can be rewarding.

He's nearly completely ignorant on every topic-- let alone economics and how economies grow.

I have created a Discounted Cash Flow model on excel that utilizes sensitivity analysis, NPV, Profitability Index and other performance ratios so that you can analyze 15 different types of property or property under 15 different economic scenarios.

Even though Brazil's stock market wasn't immune to this world-wide economic downturn, Brazil still has a lot going for it economically.

Apparently the housing collapse and economic troubles are hurting some real estate companies you wouldn't have expected.

To make a long story short, I've managed to save $9,000 don't have any credit card debt and plan to take basic real estate courses at my local community college next semester (real estate basics, the economics of real estate and real estate finance).

It was the economic meltdown of Yugoslavia that gave us Slobodan Milosevic.