Even if the deal U/C doesn't close, I will calculate the value based on the one deal at the end of the year. 

A heloc is also calculated at it's Max amount usage even if not used during underwriting for a new mortgage.Cash out is tax free and it can be used as an "Asset or Liquid reserve" on new approvals. 

Quote from @Levi Perl: Hi,Curious if anyone has what to say in terms of how to calculate which one is more worth it: to cash out refi on a Long term rental now at 70% LTV, and walk away with X amount of positive cash AFTER paying all debt, (X is a positive number and significant amount for me), which will allow me to potential get another long term rental and grow portfolio faster, or wait 4 months and cash out 80% LTV, giving me DOUBLE than X. 

When you buy the property to fix&flip, you always add Realtor fee as part of your closing cost to calculate the MAO.

The numbers only look like they work because the calculation is only as accurate as the numbers we plug in. 954.00 for 12 months worth of maintenance on a duplexin Cleveland?

Here's a bit more in detail about how rates are calculated for DSCR loans:1.

For real estate the will calculate what your return would be if you purchase a single-family home at market rate and hold it for ten years.

There is much confusion about the 4% and 6% in property taxes.Non owner occupied property is taxed at 6% of the value to get the taxable value.This does NOT mean your actual property tax is 6% of the purchase price for rental property,In reality property taxes are about 2% of the purchase price for rental properties and about 1% of the purchase price for owner occupied properties.Google Greenville County Property Tax estimator and play with it and get a sense of how it works.3.

What are ways you have seen landlords calculate rent raises?

I built myself a little calculator.