Of Course, his detailed analysis and comments were on par with other roofers who visited this property.

What I would like to learn about is deal acquisition, analysis, financing and rehabbing.As a business man and aspiring investor I know that I have to bring something to the table, so here's it is.

Like everything else, you have to do a cost benefit analysis for yourself. 

Your analysis was good, especially upping the vacancy to 8.5%, factoring in PM expense, and including $150/mo/prop for rainy day fund.

If it passes that gather actual information on the following expenses:TaxesSewer and WaterTrashHeat/UtilitiesHOACap Ex and OpsInsuranceMgmt Fee - as a % (general consensus here on BP is 10%. include it even if you think you are going to self manage)Vacancy- as a %. (8% represents 1 vacant month/unit/year)If you post the property in the Analysis section of BP, we will tell you the potential upsides and inevitable downsides of your purchase.

My frnd is not from my place and I have to put time and effort in market analysis numbers, screening tenants and renting out and maintainence.

Hello Everyone,My name is Che' and I had paralysis analysis for a few years, but I snapped out of the trance a few months ago.

From my analysis so far, rural markets seem like they would cash flow better than in some urban areas of NY (or at least in the Capital Region).

So, you must get your Realtor to do a current market analysis, giving you a price for the home in it's current condition and what it could be sold for after the rehab.If you love the home, and the numbers make sense, I would say go for it.

This is a combination real estate analysis/creative financing post.I saw a property that I am considering making an offer on, but was removed from the market.