For calculating this, there is a bunch of methods, first months rent is easiest to understand and execute, but might not represent how much work you put into the deal especially if the tenant is very picky or gets denied.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

For "seasoned" investors, its not a true issue since they would have the reserves to handle it.One technique to try is the "brrrr" method. 

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

I guess, to get to the point, do you know anyone personally who has successfully purchased a property subto or seller financed one using Pace's contracts and methods?

Hello! My wife and I have a portfolio of 5 houses currently. We have a 3 more new construction duplexes in the works as well, just waiting on permitting to get approved. Up until this point , we have been buying the l...

Goal is to keep things small and scale up to large apartment buildings and/or use the "stack" method taught by Brandon Turner.This post now has me more interested in Indy.

You can use any reasonable method for dividing the expense."

Look at every method you can for reducing taxes, income and property taxes.