My return is 7% when you run numbers the right with vacancy and repairs.

Hi All,I need some advice...I know there are basic %'s for Vacancy, Repairs and CapEX (5%-10%) when analyzing a deal. 

Of course not.I give the contractor the tenant's contact information and they schedule a time to make the repair.

The owner isn't going to repair anything. 

I've seen more that one addition where the proper repair involves a bulldozer.

I probably lost over 100k in the 12yrs of owning said properties during the housing depression, i just dont want the same thing to happen again to me, so i have been trying to be picky with my selection of next houses, i have come close on a few, but due to not able to pay 100% cash on those deals i was beaten by another investor, but honestly i feel the market is just to high right now...I bought a house local to me for my mother 2 years ago that needed about 5k in repairs, for 100k even.. in 2 years the market is now saying this house is worth 133k, just seems like to high of a rise... 

We add in insurance, property management, CapEx, maintenance/repairs, vacancy and any other potential expenses based on the property (refuse, water, etc. fo MF and lawn care/pest control for SFR).

A large repair item. 

Here are my thoughts:Your Year-One cash-on-cash return (CoCR) would be about 8.5% ($5K cash out / ($44K down + $15K repairs)).

If I moved out of the house and fully rented it I would cash flow just under $200 with capex, repairs and vacancies considered.