A minimum of 20% equity is my benchmark, ensuring I dont find myself upsupside down on my investment.Positive Cash Flow by the Conclusion of Year One:I aim for a positive cash flow figure at the end of the first year.

Second, list price is not a benchmark for a good deal, you are hung up on beating up the seller and if you are not achieving a win-lose scenario, you walk away.

.- Top Property Links: Direct links to benchmark against leading properties in each marketLooking forward to your thoughts and suggestions! 

The 1% rule and the 35% operational expense rule serve as benchmarks to quickly evaluate the potential profitability of a real estate investment.

We need to establish some kind of benchmark and that clarity is what ineed.

If you are listing yourself, find comps that your subject property beats out the water and list around that benchmark. 

What does the crowd think about Benchmark line?

It varies by situation, but a couple decent benchmarks are if it improves your rate by 1% or more, or you recover the refi costs in two years or less.

There must be a threshold, benchmark, or something when a lawyer is going to review the evidence and say, "Oh yeah, we're about to take these people to the CLEANERS!" 

Designing and building single family homes with emphasis on build-to-rent juxtaposed built-for-sale are benchmarks that I am interested in making Americans' lives better through homeownership.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?