@Scott McGheeBP is full of useful resources such as forums and blogs.

Give Ben Leybovich's blog post here a read, but even more so, read Brian Burkes comments on the blog.Your CAPEx reserve is not an operating expense, it is a reserve and is deducted from NOI.Instead of looking for a specific CAP rate which will get you in trouble, you should be carrying out a discounted cash flow analysis over your {initial} hold period and determine the IRR or MIRR ... use these to anchor your underwriting, then look at things like Cash-on-Cash return to help determine the composition (some might say, quality) of the return.Frank Gallnelli's "What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow" is a good primer to get you started.  

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@Sanzhar ZikirovBP is full of useful resources such as forums and blogs.

FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER TRIED TO REALY BLOG OR JOIN DISCUTTION GROUPS.

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Interesting article in Forbes today: "The U.S.

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