Growth has slowed form around 8%/year to 4%/year and there are a lot of factors contributing to the slow down but the demand for housing is still strong.

@Tyson Lee Look into RUBS - A Ratio Utility Billing System allocates the property’s actual utility bill to the residents based on an occupant factor, square footage factor, or a combination of both.

Good morning BPers!

I think the bigger issue is that it sounds like Brian would prefer to live in Baltimore, and that should also factor into his decision.

The home is rented for $1350, minus property management expenses it gives us $563.52 per month (I haven't factored in other expenses, trying to keep this post simple). 

You CAN go on title - you just want to either put it into an entity after the fact, or close and then do a quitclaim deed.   

(An X-factor is that I really don't know how to value a 6 acre wooded lot that's within the confines of the city, not way out in the boondocks).Any thoughts either way on this?

I hope that you'll be teaching down here in DE as the morning and evening commute to and from Philly can be a lengthy one. 

I was using the BP Rental Calculator to analyze an owner occupied rental property.  My NOI came out much higher than I expected.  I noticed that when I calculated the numbers manually I could get the same NOI if I lef...

When you're all considering calculations.. do you factor in the leasing fee (typically 50% to 100% of a month's rent -so on a monthly calculation it'd be 1/12th of a month's rent assuming 12 month leases) in addition to the PM monthly fee, too?