So for instance if the seller is saying a 7 cap but then taxes go up 20,000 you are not buying a 7 cap but much lower with the higher cost factored in.

It's easy to blame mistakes in rehab estimates or estimating ARV for failure, as those are things that you can blame on outside factors ("My rehab estimate was off because of all the surprises I ran into when we opened up the walls!"

Whenever I just look at properties on the web for fun I always factor that in when im running the numbers.

There are ways you can defer the tax, such as doing a 1031 exchange and buying another investment property with the proceeds, but that's just a deferral of the tax; you do end up paying it eventually.It's probably not a deciding factor either  way, but it's another thing to be aware of. 

The final factor will be your personal preference.

There are a lot of other factors that come in to play in this question. 

These are notoriously challenging to predict because of unknown factors that could arise.I'd have to say looking at market conditions and what is expected in your local market can give a good insight to short term property value appreciation.  

. $100 a door, after management, is not bad for our area, and I did factor rehab costs in our analysis, so we ended up okay.

I know there are other factors involved besides for the numbers such as location and where you think that market is headed in the future however, from a numbers and financial statement standpoint alone, how does one come up with a offer price?

I have been trying to educate myself on taxes recently because it is part of the real estate equation that I still struggle with when I am analyzing deals. I am currently buying in Rockford, IL and there are two four ...