Multiplies 8x in 12, 16x in 16 years.

So when I approach a market I look at the population and multiply it by 10%.

Gallinelli talks about these smaller properties being valued using Gross Rent Multipliers as well as comps.

If you see the world through your fears, poverty multiplies all around you.You're not selling products.

So what is a number, ratio, multiplier, etc., that the average Multifamily investor is looking for?

decide what your ARV (after repair value is) then take that number and multiply by 70% (.70) then subtract your repairs and that should be close to where you want to be.

Multiplying first versus subtracting first gives you a different result because of the Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally rules.Check out these posts for some more discussion of the 70% rule:http://forums.biggerpockets.com/viewtopic.php?

Forced appreciation is multiplied across a number of units for a nice multiplier effectCommercial deals are a lot more sophisticated and generally involve pooling money unless you have a ton of it to do it on your own.

How do you go about finding out or determining the proper Gross Rent Multiplier to apply to a house that you are thinking about purchasing?

Multiply that by a vacancy rate.