I was wondering what the top things to look for would be so that i can factor things into a initial analysis.

Are there times when you do a cost benefit analysis of a situation and figure, well, I probably won't get caught if I leave x or y, or the tenant isn't very responsible as far as I am concerned, so why should I spend my precious cash flow on them?

You should check out some of the awesome spreadsheets on biggerpockets.com for a bigger breakdown and more detailed analysis of the deal.

I don’t plan on living there more than 1-2 years max and my analysis is for the long term.

But I was wondering what expenses you have to seek out in order to run an effective analysis on an investment property here in Michigan.

If you (or anyone in LA) is ever so inclined to go out and look at prospective investment properties in person and do the analysis of whether or not it'd be a good investment as a group, just let me know.

We knew we wanted to do buy and hold in a certain area, so we watched MLS, worked on deal analysis to be able to prioritize opportunities, and devoured books as our first steps.

I have an opportunity to purchase a 1458 square foot SFR for $84,000. The property needs approximately $7,000 of work to give it an ARV of $116,000. Using the 50% rule, I thought I'd be able to make this property ...

But for real estate deals, over time I envision <$1M single-purpose propositions (deals) with documented analysis similar to what you'd see on a good (or very good) BP post.

Hey Everyone, I found a house and would like some help with the analysis.