I believe the one good thing about that spreadsheet is that it can be adjusted by the State you live in. because costs are different in every State the estimate sheet i believe is based on a multiplier for the corresponding State, as most cost estimating books are based. that program does break down a lot of information for you and i think it is a good program, one thing you may want to check is if the program updates every year with current multipliers for the States ( program is probably based on a starting average value for each thing and then the multiplier changes as prices for materials change) and you want to make sure it does that.

The number of people on the auctions has multiplied and there is much more competition nowadays. 

Here's my calculator:  Determine what your weekly rent is going to be on the property and multiply it by 26. 

Thus, because I hired Latchel, the amount of work I had to do for a relatively straightforward task was multiplied--the exact opposite result Latchel promised.

Not only does the appraised value get multiplied by 6% rather than 4%, but the millage rate is significantly higher as well for investment properties.

So to calculate the rent to home value such that I can apply the 1% and 2% investment rules of thumb, I multiply by 12 and then invert.  

To do this, take the purchase price and multiply by 11.5%, that will get you close to assessed value.

I have nearly $100k to invest but would like to use it in a way that multiplies it and doesn't tie it up for long periods of time.

@Joshua D.Josh: Come up with a number you want to live on in terms of cash flow then multiply it by 1.2 times. 

Now in 2013, we want to multiply our reach and really looking to expand our business big time.