If you were not properly analyzing deals at the time and would not have cash-flowed if you had purchased one, there were likely plenty of opportunities for him to sell you a crap deal, right?

RegardIess, I strongly endorse his service of analyzing properties before you buy them even if you use a separate realtor.   

While Vacancy will be fairly steady based on the state/area you're looking in and Property Mgmt. will be fairly standard as well, you can and should modify your allocations for Repair/Maintenance as well as CapEx based on the age and condition of the property you're analyzing. 

We are not a young couple able to house hack (read 2.5 kids, 2 dogs, 20+ years of married family living) but we do have experience in rehabbing, know our area (one of us used to be a real estate agent turned software engineer loves analyzing a deal), and have a bit of cash reserves (not enough to not require financing).

This is by far the best method to analyze multi-family deals.

I have an oppurtunity to invest in a property on the outskirts of Cincinnati.  Im just looking for some feedback on whether it seems like a good deal or not.  We walked the house yesterday, and it has current tenants ...

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I've found this to be very helpful analyzing comparables, taking a zip code and determining what your rental income can demand based off rental criteria.

I just needed a deal to analyze and it was the first one a pulled up.

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I am new to REI and I am trying to learn how to find the best deal in the market. This deal is located in NW Indiana numbers are roughly estimated, I am planning to buy my first rental property with FHA loan, ...