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Violeta Skarpeta What is a normal water bill for 4 adults (Pittsburgh, PA)
21 February 2019 | 14 replies
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority - they clean the waste water.Yeah I didn't factor in ALCOSAN either.
Michael Calderaro Common Area Laundry Rooms - problems or amenity?
15 February 2019 | 7 replies
Is it well lit, clean, freshly painted and sanitary
Cal C. Surprisingly Simple Math to Early RE Retirement (Napkin Math)
13 February 2019 | 5 replies
Here is the back of the napkin math.Rent/50%=ROI(House cost-land)/27.5=DepreciationNOI-Depreciation=Taxable Income per houseNOI-(taxable income*tax rate)=After tax income per houseExpected spending/After tax income per house=number of houses needed to retire
Nathan Reo How To Calculate My First Offer
12 September 2019 | 9 replies
With purchase closing costs at 3%, it looks like you intend to finance it, but you don't mention the details - so I will assume all cash purchase.here is a cocktail-napkin analysis (link only good for 7 days from now).If I plug all those numbers into the flipping calculator on BP and I get a maximum allowable offer of $93,810.
Whitney Breedlove Turnkey Rental Companies
20 November 2018 | 7 replies
for napkin math just use 50% of rent up to a rent of about 1200.. that will be uncannily accurate.in your state though got to really focus on prop tax's  end of the day profromas are all just blue sky.. 
Jonathan A. Flipping partnership going to court on debate of renovation costs
23 June 2019 | 131 replies
Back of napkin, the pricing isn't really out of whack (given plenty of assumptions).
Andrew Tegeler building storage units
15 December 2018 | 8 replies
The national range for equilibrium is 6.5 - 7.5 (though it may vary in local markets).You'll also want to scout out the competition to see how they are doing - what is their occupancy, street rates, etc. so that you can do some "back of the  napkin" figuring on your own to see if it makes sense to move forward.Please note that if you're going to pay for this all on your own with cash, you can do whatever you want. 
Matthew Passero New Jersey Apartment Development
26 December 2018 | 7 replies
Apartments behind retail should be no problem in and of themselves. if traffic, ingress/egress, sanitary/sewer/stormwater, etc. are compliant or variances are granted for all those things, I see them all the time.
Jamie Montpellier 3500$ to update a washroom...SERIOUSLY?
21 March 2015 | 27 replies
@Jamie Montpellier  quick back of napkin I always use is 3500 to 5k for baths... 10 to 15k for kitchensthose are gut and replace numbers... this is usually half or so of a rehab.
Kyle M. First Deal - Good Cash Flow/Bad Neighborhood
18 June 2014 | 9 replies
Not because it was special but because it what I get from my napkin 50% rule math.