Leverage not only multiplies your return, but your risk.Notice that if you have only one deal with no other prospects, and enough cash to pay for it yourself, then you might as well fund it yourself since you avoid the loan expenses.

Break Even Ratio = (Debt Service + Operating Expenses) / Gross Operating IncomeGross Rent Multiplier (GRM: The Gross Rent Multiplier is a calculation used to measure the current market value of an property and is used to compare several investments.

"multiply line 6 by 50% & enter on line 7" type of thing. 

I've been around BP a long time and I know the information is here, just didn't know if anyone had used other resources to help multiply their knowledge faster (kind of like a mentorship model)

BTW, the .80 multiplier means you need 20% gross profit before taxes. 

For example:Purchase price: $200,000Down Payment: $20,000Amount Financed: $180,000 @ 5%Monthly Principal and Interest Payment: $1,187.92 x 240 monthsMost sellers will multiply the monthly payment by the number of payments and smile with they come up with a big number ;)

As the demand from investors has increased and the supply of vacation rental properties has multiplied, jurisdictions have increasingly restricted the issuance of short term permits. 

There really isn't a huge difference between windows, doors, HVAC, mechanics, electrical, or plumbing from homes ranging from 900-1400 square feet, these don't really multiply until the home gets big enough that you need 2 electric boxes or 2 condensers/furnaces, etc.

Some quick math, if your home was worth $500,000 then we multiply that by 80% = $400,000.  

My goal is to add 1 property to our protfolio each year, until we are in a position to multiply this; so I think this is doable :)