., you already have your successful benchmark.

That being said, is your example of 10% CoC a benchmark to shoot for, or is the 4-6% on a long term hold sustainable?

The benchmark study done by the Profit Coach guys and sponsored through NARPM, really highlighted how many PM's across the country were losing money providing their services, not to mention the liabilities they were absorbing for their clients. 

,) benchmarking properties, networking, reading as many books and listening to as many podcasts as I can.I'm excited to be a part of the community and hopefully someday can add some value ;)Matt

That way lender will put in asking price, taxes, insurance and the property will act a bench mark.

Obviously, the market is fluid but that is the solicitation rule and the buy back benchmark also.  

I hear people saying quite regularly that they think a cash flow of $100/door is a good benchmark, but personally I would never bother with owning a property for that unless it were class A, almost new, so you're guaranteed great tenants and few maintenance headaches. 

The Bank of Canada Benchmark rate drops to 5.19% on Monday, July 22. 

I have heard that Benchmark Bank, a local lender, will do "investor" type loans so I will have to talk with them. 

Yet today, for some reason we use 2006 as a benchmark for where housing prices start to become expensive.