I don't know the rules of Rohde Island but in general, I believe so.There are so many costs that they can add on, however, that you'll likely never see any of it.

do I still use the 50% rule when I don't pay for heat and lights.

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Was looking at previous posts about rental analyses but am not grasping the 2% and 50% "rules".

I would say stick to the 70% rule as much as possible and don't sweat it.

The easy rule is -- if it means talking with a person about anything having to do with real estate you can't do it.

That total sales number of $1.3b for the last quarter seems low.I guess we can conclude that a large proportion is not really active at all.The rest is full time but then the 80:20 rule applies to that portion.So overall I think it is more like 10% do 90% of the deals.Here in Aspen I would say the distribution is a little flatter.

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10% of gross rents is the rule of thumb.

. = $18,000.00.Therefore $18,000.00 is the most you can give for this house.Is this the same as the 2% rule just another way of figuring it.Do you guys us this type of formula to figure what you will pay for a house?