Project a 4-8% reduction in market price for good measure after purchase, run your numbers again.

If the 50% rule is in fact a true measure, my calculations tell me doing rentals would get me 6% return, just 1% higher than a bank CD.

Allowing for a modicum of debt, this meant that only 1% of the population of San Diego could qualify for a mortgage based on traditional measurement.

Is measuring your cash against long-term debt a useful tactic as your portfolio scales in size?

As soon as we demo the place we will make our measurements for the kitchen and start on that. 9.

This site will help us build a buyers list for wholesaling and retailing which will help us build some savings for our first property.Usually I like to make more specific goals with measurable results but at the moment I just want to get some things down to get the thread rolling.

And 36 Other Key Financial Measures" by Frank Gallinelli.

Stocks are in the top quintile of historical valations based on all of these measures, and this makes it HIGHLY likely that stocks will perform poorly over the next decade Bonds at 2% on the 10yr treasury, same story, very expensive.I know this is off-topic for this thread, but I'm concerned that folks just hear this "stocks have averaged 9%" mantra from the brokerage community and go with it.

You use the property's potential income to determine why you'd want to buy it, how you're going to hold it, for how long, how you want to structure financing and exit strategies for your best benefit, and to measure your profit potential!

One story much easier than 2 or more storyIF we are talking center support,,,likely things to look for is rotten or termited shortened wood posts,,rusted out pipe supports,,sway back beams,,an IF its a crawl space probably NO footer support under whatever is blocking it up.Easy thing to do is go under house,pick open area,,hang a string a distance like inch,3/4,,,2 inches,whatever is easy and have block to measure by. across the joists in a couple different ways or directions and SEE how much its swaying,and where it looks like its cause.I am NOT saying an engineer isnt the RIGHT thing to do,,,just look and maybe YOU can suggest to engineer things that cut the fees to a minimum.I had a small house they set on conc blocks with nothing under them down center support,,,they got wet from who knows what,,like lots of rain and sunk in the mud within a few years of being built,then the whole house sway backed all the years it was old.