Percentage allowance for maintenance and cap ex will vary according to the initial purchase price. ie.

There are too many people in the business, with too little knowledge of anything but marketing (and marketing is a small percentage of what differentiates very successful - from the not so), and are seen as one more hand in the pocket of investors.There is no passive involvement in real estate.

There should always be discussion around cost, but if a contractor has provided substantiation and a fair fee, there’s nothing more frustrating than contentious meetings over small percentages.

Your just buying cash flow, and since profits are made only after you recover all of your costs, and your costs are only the cash that comes out of your pocket (DP), the larger the DP, the longer it takes to recover it.If you want to see profit of this, use actual numbers instead of suggesting what a percentage will do for you. 

It all depends on what strategy you are using for that particular market,...actually the micro-market(s) within those Markets, and how they match the "specific" financial criteria (dollars,...not percentages) that comes from the REI plan you develop. 

The market has been trending towards a seller's market due to a shortage of inventory, which has led to higher pricing and a lower percentage of listings receiving multiple offers.Homelessness:Salem, like many cities in the US, is grappling with homelessness.

My operating goals: - 25% non-controllable costs - taxes, utilities, prop insurance- 15% controllable - maintenance- 5% capex - 35% - P&I payments20% - cash flow.Please note, I am only in my 1st year of trying to achieve these percentages.

Typically, what percentage of the rent is set aside for costs ie insurance, taxes, incidentals, property management?

There are all sorts of nuances of if you put a percentage of affordable housing etc. in the development then you can build more density, etc., but this website is a good place to start. 

I am currently practicing evaluating properties here in South Florida so I can get a feel for the market and what strategy would work best for my situation, and am struggling to find any off the cuff percentages (i.e. 1-2% of the purchase price) I can use to estimate rehab costs.