I'm using a spreadsheet from CCIM to evaluate my potential purchase.

Hi all. I will be walking through my first potential non accidental rental property soon. What should I be looking for and what questions should I ask? It is a duplex. Here's what I've come up with so far:1) How old i...

Make sure you are evaluating the repair costs the proper way.

Their not expensive when your talking a short list like you are.Second, I want to make sure you are doing your evaluation correctly.  

May I ask how your rehab evaluation looks?

There are options, I would suggest you do research and know your options and figures before you do the first unit so you know how to approach all 4 and so that you can evaluate your decision based on work performed in the first unit.

Starting out in real estate investing when your finances are shaky and when you are suffering the stress that can come from a difficult close personal relationship such as a marriage that is not working out and children that need great care can make it very difficult if not impossible to objectively analyze, evaluate, and finance real estate deals.

You can roll this into a larger contingency allocation, or you can actually make assumptions about where the taxes will go.A deal is still a deal if the numbers work with the new evaluation.

You should have a second position note  investor give you an evaluation and then determine if it is worth going forward.

I'm evaluating options for a property management company.