After gaining great education I moved to Jersey City and I rented a decent apartment in a house on top floor in affluent heights area of JC.My landlord told me and is part of lease agreement that heat and hotwater included, now after staying here for 4 months we had heating started in the month of October and my utility bill jumped from average 40 dollars to 250 dollars a month.

There father owns Montelango construction, so they are able to get cheap labor and materials for there homes.

If you're gonna start that route, I suggest getting some good reading materials.

There will be no labor charges, just materials.

Price/ Unit $ 52,500 Price/ Sq. ft $ 74.46 Rental Income Scheduled Rental Income 48,000.00 ( per year) Vacancy (0%) 0 Effective Rental Income 48,000.00 Service and Other Income 1,615 Effective Gross Income 49,615.00 Operating Expenses Utilities: 4,320.00 Repair & Maintenance 1,300.00 Turnover Costs/ Cleaning 3,000.00 Taxes 2,568.00 Insurance 1,750.00 Total Operating Expenses 12,938.00 Net Operating Income 36,677.00 Debt Service 22,884.00 Cash Flow 13,793.00 Cash Flow/ Month 1,149.42/mo Cap Rate 9.178% 4 2-bedroom units rent for $550 4 1-bedroom units rent for $450 Can anyone help me figure out if this is a worthwhile deal?

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In my own limited contractor experience, I always figured my time and materials as accurately as possible and then factored a 10% profit margin on top of that.I would think that any software would have to somehow be locally calibrated, because material and labor cost can vary dramatically from region to region.

Rent is 875, they pay their own utilities.

Unless you are working a short sale or utilizing some type of low equity exit strategy (lease optioning, note carrying, or long term rental) then you should focus your attention on the properties that most likely have equity (old deed dates or low original note amounts).

Would it be more economical to utilize the equity in his home to supplement his expenditures.