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Paul Bowers Using a % of rent to calculate CapEx seems wrong to me
15 May 2017 | 10 replies
I'm sure its the same for SF.Either case, my point is that CapEx is a function of the Future costs of those Capital Expenditures, not some arbitrary percentage of the rent roll.
Katelyn Fusco your favorite systems
24 May 2017 | 2 replies
Systems is just a popular term to describe the policies, technologies, and people that help your business perform a specific function with ever-increasing levels of consistency, timeliness, and quality.So, if you are a landlord, you'd have systems for:Receiving monthly rent paymentsHandling repairsRenewing leasesPaying expenses, such as property taxes and insuranceand many others.So, for example, the rent payment system many landlords have is for tenants to deliver paper checks to their office every month.
Aaron T. how does Homeaway and VRBO interact
16 May 2017 | 2 replies
The Homeaway app has always been a piece of junk so I'm not surprised it may not function properly, I would definitely get in touch with CS. 
Luke Babich Choosing a Garage Door: side-sliding vs. overhead?
21 May 2017 | 0 replies
We can add a lot of value by turning it back into a functional garage, providing off-street parking.    
Derrick E. Converting detached garage into apt
21 May 2017 | 0 replies
Just safe, clean, and functional
Jack B. Statistical probability of being sued?
7 June 2017 | 8 replies
If I had the raw numbers of 1 and 2 I could calculate the p myself, I'm trying to get the p to use in EMV and to a lesser extent, utility function calculations.Heck if there were raw data with multiple categorical and numerical variables I would conduct multiple regression analysis.
Michael Robinson Flipping with a Conventional Mortgage?!?!
20 August 2017 | 9 replies
Here in Florida, these are generally satisfied with a clear "4-Point Inspection" - meaning the roof, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC are all functional and up to code.
Carl Fordyce effective methods to track income and repair expenses by units?
14 June 2017 | 17 replies
Easy to set up functions for accounting and easy to see which properties are getting more or less attention.  
Elyse N. First time investor trying to decide which multi-unit to bid on
11 June 2017 | 6 replies
All appliances/cabinets/bathrooms are original (1960s) but functional and look spotless.
Alexander Monnin Why Your 401k match isn't what you think *math inside*
13 June 2017 | 2 replies
Remember, we assumed that you could make 5% return through stocks/mutual funds, so the 401k increased your yearly return by 2.87%.Or you could view this as the 2,400 contribution provides the exact same return as a 1,768.80 after tax real estate investment that had a 7.87% Internal Rate of Return.The condensed formula is:y = ((((Pv*(1 + R)^n) / C)^(1 / n)) - 1) *100Here's what happens when you plug this function into a graphing calculator with the variables we used.The Y-axis is the yearly return and the X-axis is the number of years.