Eric,Without going into too much detail on each line item, at first I use my back of the napkin method with a 40-50% expense ratio.

My plan is to build along the same type of home, but of course with some of my design inputs.I want to get a really solid foundation before any actual building happens and I would truly appreciate any advice that anyone has to offer of some preliminary items I should know and take care of beforehand.

.✅ Calculate potential profit/loss using this simple formula:📊 (Monthly Rent - Total Monthly Expenses) = Net Rental Income3.

I would keep track of of all the losses, and work with a CPA.

But here are ways to reduce capital gains taxes:Deduct expenses (renovation, selling costs) in 2024 to offset gains.Hold for 1+ year to qualify for lower long-term capital gains tax rates.Invest in a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) to defer taxes.Use tax-loss harvesting to offset gains with investment losses.Pushing 2024 deductions to 2025 won’t help much with 2024 capital gains.

you'll probably still need something long term like software as others have suggested but this was a thought i had... you could see the actual profit or loss from a tax perspective for each property.

Given the scope of your work, a simple plumbing leak would not concern me, it's a $200 issue at the most and ideally, it's just another line item when you do rough in plumbing for the kitchen.Being in a Milwaukee suburb, I am guessing it's a 1960s ranch, probably with galvanized plumbing.

Tenants should pay for that.My lease considered normal to be a few items hung using 1" nails or smaller.

Hi @Chris EhrhartThere are two prices in a negotiation, one is the offer counting multiple factors, mainly Cap rate and visible repairs when is a investment property.The other one is when you do an inspection.You listed 5 items here so I'll comment on each one:- Electric panels, this is likely to be found during inspection.

We provided an itemized list of work done and the price while returning the security deposit.Tenant is claiming that everything was wear and tear and is demanding receipts and proof of damage.As per my knowledge landlord is not needed to provide receipts in Arizona.