I also don't want to operate under the assumption that I will be able to increase rent over the coming years to accommodate lack of cash flow in the here and now.To that end, I have been trying to determine exactly how much of the cash flow needs to be dedicated to capital expenditures in order to ensure that my cash reserves do not run out, provided that I have no other income streams than my rental properties.

Vacancy %Maintenance %Capital Expenditures %Management Fees % We are using Brandon’s 7% ,10% ,10% ,10% set up and with those number we are coming up negative cash flow.Just trying to understand if we’re being to heavy on those expenses.Thank you advance for your time and help.

My expenses included property management, general maintenance, capital expenditures, taxes, insurance, vacancy. 

With regard to shortage of vendors, I 100% understand that, but they should have warned you up front.If you have no cap on expenditures that can be made without prior approval, that can be dangerous.

(physical therapist) My monthly expenditures are around $5 k ( I was only figuring one mortgage payment) and bring home is $7 k ish.

-A summary/tracking sheet of any budgeted capital expenditures

An investor needs to understand there investments, insuring that future capital expenditures are covered, future vacancies are covered and that Murphy is kept a bay.

Also, you did not mention any capital expenditures right up front, so assuming it is good-to-go and needs no rehab / major repairs.If you assume all of your cost estimates are correct, you realize about $81/month/door.

Actually the taxes on the building are about $175/month and the insurance is about $100/monthSo the total monthly known expenditures would be about $925

So, just because you don't see any expenditures for a roof in the last few years doesn't mean you won't have that expenditure in the next few.