The development is expected to bring thousands of permanent jobs and promote sustainability, including eco-friendly features like walking paths and tree plantings.

It could be a great option as you start evaluating your opportunities.Feel free to reach out if you'd like to discuss any specific strategies or markets in more detail.

Expenses that don’t go up as fast take less of a bite as the ARV increases, leaving more room to (slightly) increase the purchase price plus rehab limit to 75% of ARV.We use this rule of thumb for screening, but always create a spreadsheet to estimate all expenses and run a P&L in detail for comparison.

@Joseph Braunthis is not unique to Baltimore, i think this is a feature of many cities, including most rust belt cities. 

@Joe S. can you give more details? 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Similar to a broker's opinion of value, this analysis is less detailed and may not follow USPAP guidelines.Replacement cost method: This methodology is supported by a 1982 tax court case, Meiers v Commissioner (T.C.

But be sure you find one that is comfortable working in the details of your target market.

If you do move back in at all then you are back to pro-rating the gain...it doesn't sound like that's the case here, but just another detail to keep in mind.

For example, if you were rehabbing an old house with plaster walls, the insurer might spec them to be replaced with drywall and base their payout on that BUT the public adjuster digs into all those details and makes them payout based on plaster because that is what is there originally.