That's because the city won't calculate the actual amount till a structure is built, aka it's not just a plot of land anymore.This will obvious cause your property tax bill to go up and also your mortgage escrow account as well (sometimes these things can make your mortgage shoot up a few hundred a month). 

Everyone says to find properties and build a buyer's list, but neither matter if you can't calculate the repair costs and also get access to a friend or colleague who has MLS so you can do a proper and real ARV (the other part where all wholesalers fail).

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

It's calculated as the ratio of your total loan amount (loan amount for purchase + loan amount for your rehab) to your total costs (purchase price + rehab budget). 95% is a good target.Avoid application and other upfront/junk fees. 

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

He ran the numbers, we used a calculator to run numbers for rental or flip property, and the math made sense.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Obviously, the most important focus is on those who experienced loss of life, need rescue, and experienced total loss; again, my heart goes out to those people.From an investment standpoint, hurricanes are obviously a real, calculated risk of the area. 

Before the income subject to UBIT is calculated you can depreciate and deduct expenses and losses on that portion of the income so generally it's not as bad as people think. 

It’s worth calculating the total investment (purchase price + wiring replacement) and comparing it to what the property could yield after the upgrade.