4) Can I subtract the 10% paid to my Personal Adjuster from the total insurance payment amount?

4) Can I subtract the 10% paid to my Personal Adjuster from the total insurance payment amount?

Then subtract whatever the holding costs, rehab costs, and your wholesaling fee are and what you end up with should be roughly the maximum of what you'd be able offer. 

Total number of bids were up a little this year again, but still nowhere near the 2013 bids.The previous years are there for comparison.Number of liens sold to investors:2019 - 2,540 (1,599 bought by investors - 941 Struck to County as no bidders)2018 - 1,739 (1,376 bought by investors - 363 Struck to County as no bidders)2017 - 2,141 (1,902 bought by investors - 239 Struck to County as no bidders)2016 - 1,880 (1,600 bought by investors - 280 Struck to County as no bidders)2015 - 2,039 (1,808 bought by investors - because 231 struck to county as no bidders)2014 - 2,5752013 - 2,382Total dollar of liens sold:2019 - $2,404,457.11 ( $1,496,105.00 bought by investors and $908,352.11 not sold)2018 - $1,776,766.27 ($1,594,714.45 bought by investors and $182,051.82 not sold)2017 - $2,175,069.34 ($1,890,259.85 bought by investors and $284,809.49 not sold)2016 - $1,874,010.88 ( $1,694,277.89 bought by investors and $179,732.99 not sold)2015 - $2,678,533.35 ($2,336,551.03 bought by investors - $341,982.32 not sold)2014 - $3,015,871.872013 - $3,435,014.32Average rate of return overall:2019 - 10.48% (7.12% by investors when subtracting out struck to county liens which all get 16%)2018 – 6.53% (5.45% by investors when subtracting out struck to county liens which all get 16%)2017 – 7.26% (5.94% by investors when subtracting out struck to county liens which all get 16%)2016 - 6.28% (5.25% by investors when subtracting out struck to county liens which all get 16%)2015 - 6.75% (5.40% by investors when subtracting out struck to county liens which all get 16%)2014 - 5.86%2013 - 6.55%Number of Investors who won liens:2019 - 912018 - 872017 - 972016 - 742015 - 892014 - 1162013 - 201Total Number of bids for all liens:2019 - 12,2462018 - 11,8982017 – 10,5502016 - 8,8232015 - 10,5252014 - 18,8122013 - 99,073,789You bid down the interest rate in 1% increments from 16% down to 0%.Percentage with the most number of bids overall:2019 - 6% had 1,836 bids2018 – 5% had 1,783 bids2017 – 5% had 1,315 bids2016 - 4% had 2,680 bids2015 - 6% had 2,391 bids2014 - 7% had 3,542 bids2013 - 4% had 36,251,623 bidsMost bids per lien/parcel:2019 - 1 lien had 31 bids2018 – 1 lien had 28 bids2017 – 3 liens had 23 bids2016 - 3 liens had 20 bids2015 - 7 liens had 24 bids2014 - One lien had 41 bids2013 - One lien had 470,295 bidsCreated a Pivot table where I grouped the liens by "Property Use Description".

This would subtract out $379.76 for one month.

For a flip you figure what is it worth in good condition (ARV or after repair value) then you subtract repairs, soft costs and profit to figure what it is worth. 

At a very high level, cash flow is what’s left when you subtract the expenses from the profit.

The reason we decided on real estate is due, in part, to something my brother coined (or found, he won't tell me) IDEAL benefits of real estate investing:I - Income - Income generated from passive income(rents) through cash flow monthly.D - Depreciation - Owning property allows owner to depreciate property assets thus decreasing tax burden by subtracting those assets from taxes.E - Equity - Properties incur "loan pay-down" or mortgage pay-off by rental tenants.

I have cash buyer yelling (don’t live in Cali) saying comp times 90% minus repairs times 80% than subtract the 10% for COS and than another 20% for state & federal taxes along with carrying cost, risk and profit for rehabbing, which I believe the 10 and 20 % are in consideration of the flippers.

Prepare for this in advance by having a clear policy and procedure in place to add or subtract a tenant from a rental agreement.Month-to-month rental agreements make it much easier to accommodate changing living situations and to address problems more effectively as they arise.All long-term leases and M2M rental agreements should be drawn up with all adults who occupy the property named as a party to the agreement, "jointly and severally liable."