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Dan Smith How to analyze a duplex to see if it is worth my investment?
5 July 2017 | 11 replies
Now this needs some explanation.Monthly Rent:  I get an idea of what the monthly rent should be by going to sites like rentometer..6: I multiply the monthly rent by 60% to take out 40% for the following: 10% vacancy, 10% property management, 10% maintenance, 10% property tax and insurance.
Rebecca B. Uderstanding STR Investment Math
17 November 2021 | 1 reply
I just finished Avery Carl's book on Short Term investing and see the Gross Rent Multiplier formula as well as the Cash-on-Cash return formula.
Jason Barnett Property Analysis or "Is this a good deal?"
21 June 2008 | 38 replies
This is the same thing as saying "the Gross Multiplier should be less than 8.33".
Derek Johnson Refinancing Cash Out Advice
12 June 2015 | 5 replies
Find out what your city tax rate is and multiply that by your value and then divide by 121.25% x 110K = 1,375.00/12 = 114.58 per month in property taxes. 
Kalman G Szabo Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Payment for a sheriff sale property
3 June 2020 | 49 replies
As @David Krulac pointed out, the county assessed gets multiplied by a county specific common leveling ratio (CLR) that the PA Department of Revenue publishes periodically.For inheritance tax purposes, the valuation is for the date of death of the deceased borrower, so one would use the CLR for that county from that time period to establish the value.
Mohammad Ali Rehab deal - can this work 148 units
11 October 2007 | 6 replies
The gross rent roll after repairs lease up will be approx. 1.5million/yr and the after repair value of this property will be 12-14million based upon comps or 12-15million based upon rent roll multiplier x8-10.
Moshe Yadgar Help analyze a property.
18 January 2017 | 5 replies
There are a few areas that you need to analyze: Operating Revenues, Operating Costs, Repair (one-time) costs, and Financing options.I would start by looking at the after-repair rental rates for both 2 and 1 bed units, multiply that out by your 10 (2 bed) and 10 (1 bed) units to get a total monthly revenue.Then, figure out the cost of repair per type of unit (~10-15K/unit depending on finishes and extent of repairs necessary) Figure out the cost of repair for common areas (exterior, hallways, parking, main utilities, etc).Use common metrics for operating costs (10% management fee, 10% repair, 10% vacancy etc, 10% capex, etc.)Then figure out the NPV of the deal with both of the financing options to see what works better for you.
Trevor Crowell How in the world do you find a property that has + cash flow?
3 January 2017 | 8 replies
Try working the numbers backwards to see if a property is worth  chasing;Take FMR * 12mo * GRM to find max FMV that a unit could still provide a positive NOI.Frm (fair market rents) isn't too hard to find, but GRM(gross rent multiplier) is intuitive magic number 10 or less. 
Kelvin M. How to tap into Initial Equity of a property
6 February 2017 | 0 replies
Purchase Price: $100,000.00 Purchase Closing Costs: $2,500.00 Estimated Repairs: $0.00 Total Project Cost: $102,500.00 After Repair Value: $120,000.00 Down Payment: $20,000.00 Loan Amount: $80,000.00 Loan Points: $0.00 Loan Fees: Amortized Over: 30 years Loan Interest Rate: 4.500% Monthly P&I: $405.35 Total Cash NeededBy Borrower: $22,500.00 Monthly Income: $850.00 Monthly Expenses: $840.35 Monthly Cash-flow: $9.65 Pro Forma Cap Rate: 4.15% NOI: $4,980.00 Total Cash Needed: $22,500.00 Cash on Cash ROI: 0.51% Purchase Cap Rate: 4.98% Total operating expenses: $435.00 Mortgage expenses: $405.35 Vacancy: $42.50 Repairs: $42.50 CapEx: $85.00 Insurance: $80.00 Management: $85.00 P&I: $405.35 Property Taxes: $100.00 Financial Info Income-Expense Ratio (2% Rule): 0.83% Total Initial Equity: $40,000.00 Gross Rent Multiplier: 9.80 Debt Coverage Ratio: 1.02
Nicholas Knaebel My debt to income ratio is too high!!
10 September 2017 | 9 replies
Multiply that by .45 = $900.