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Shel D. Buying a property in AZ with no leases, is it a bad idea?
7 February 2020 | 7 replies
This could avoid vacancies and the cost of placing new tenants. 
Chris Vance New Market Analysis - What are you looking for?
21 January 2020 | 3 replies
Other than oblivious items like appreciation, medium house price, vacancy rates, expected population growth, etc...What are other things you look for, compare and analyze when looking at new markets and states to invest into??
Elijah White What do I ask property management references?
29 January 2020 | 3 replies
I would want to know what the turn-around time is for maintenance requests and vacancies.
Dennis Wasilewski Duplex BRRRR from summer 2018
21 January 2020 | 1 reply
Purchase price: $68,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Sale price: $125,000 BRRRR:One (1) 3bed/1bath & one (1) 1bed/1bath duplex Purchase Price: $68,000 , Rehab: $25,000 Appraised Value: $125,000Early estimates, performed better than -Monthly | Annual Income: $1,900.00 $22,800.00 Mortgage Pay: $615.60 $7,387.18 Vacancy (5%): $95.00 $1,140.00 Management Fee (7%): $133.00 $1,596.00 Property Tax: $241.67 $2,900.00 Total Insurance: $133.33 $1,600.00 Maintenance Cost: $150.00 $1,800.00 Other Cost: $20.00 $240.00 Cash Flow: $511.40 $6,136.82 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
Trina P. Transitioning out of a full-time job into real estate
12 February 2020 | 5 replies
That does not calculate in vacancy rates and capex and repairs....so maybe you need more than 14 properties.   
Jeffrey M Rauen SFH Rental in Orlando, FL
25 January 2020 | 3 replies
Proximity to Disney, Universal, and SeaWorld help a lot with minimizing vacancy.
Dan Nim Riverside, CA Duplex - Would you have bought or walked away?
22 January 2020 | 2 replies
I used the following to calculate expenses: 5% vacancy, 1.16% property tax, 5% of effective gross income for repairs/maintenance , 10% property management, abt $1,100/yr gardening & utilities and $1000/year  for insurance).
R Metzgar How’s the rental market in Boise?
29 December 2020 | 7 replies
Since this migration has begun, rent prices and home prices are beginning to feel it's effect.I helped a client purchase a duplex in Boise last year, and she is already cash flowing with 0 vacancy.
Eric Bushman Buying a friends house
22 January 2020 | 1 reply
You want to use the more conservative rent number, plug all this in to the BP calculator and you will more than likely not pencil out when you put in a conservative 10% for property management, $ for reserves for repairs, maintenance, vacancy, etc.
Jonathan Tran [Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
28 January 2020 | 12 replies
otherwise let me be the first to say, RUN. do not buy this. ok with that out of the way, a few things you can adjust to give you a more realistic picture in the calculator. no matter what you'll always be spending some money on repairs when you first get into a place, so off the bat i would put a grand or two for estimated repairs. i run my vacancy numbers at 8% as this is just about a month. your capex should be lower, unless this place has some really big ticket items waiting to die. same with repairs. also the insurance numbers and property tax number both seem very high, is this the real numbers or just place holders?