(Struggling to figure out the best way to determine this but I've been running numbers around the 7%-8% area based on the surrounding location).

Unfortunately, they will not use the rent to determine the value on a property when it is a 4 family or less. 

Hi BP community,I purchased a small cafe in a prime location in my town. The cafe is about 900 sqft with all commercial equipment, booths, coffee machines, etc. It is a turn key cafe. The purchase also included intang...

Second, you must know the ARV of the property before you purchase it, to determine that the refinance will recover most if not all of your investment.Using a HELOC to finance the down money to buy turnkey properties, will require patience and a keen evaluation of the market in order to get sufficient appreciation in a few years to allow you to pay off the HELOC and refinance the purchase loan. 

Past expenses are what determine most heavily into our determination when underwriting for proforma and analyzing a deal. 

You need to first determine what you have for the down payment, what the rental rates would be, will it cash flow.

I need help determining whether it is a good or bad idea to bring in an investor.Note: current rental cash flows 200 dollars per month after accounting for expenses and our houses projected cash flow is 200 per month if se don’t refinance.

In other words is the sale price of the relinquished property the only factor determining how much title ‘investor A’ needs to take vs how much money each will bring to the table?

How do you determine vacancy rates for a certain market?

I want to know how much I could afford for the second house, because that will determine how much I actually spend on the personal residence property.