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Michael Jackman Save for a emergency fund or invest?
20 January 2020 | 23 replies
I will draw a distinction here that there is the topic of having an emergency fund for your business(each rental property is it's own microbusiness) and a separate emergency fund for your personal budget.
DJ George I Found a House! (I think...)
8 January 2020 | 6 replies
That's a nice spread but with an estimated budget of $75-80K (high end) you don't get much return. $275K ARV -150 purchase -80 rehab = $45K.
Michael Varela First Deal Done! Single family foreclosure rehab
10 January 2020 | 6 replies
Be diligent with estimating extent of rehab and budgeting rehab costs.
Anthony Covington Options for a SFH residence turned rental with negative Cash Flow
7 January 2020 | 9 replies
Is it actually costing $150 out of your pocket or is that an unrealized/assumed loss due to capex and vacancy budgeting
Jennifer Daniels Historic Litchfield Park Fix & Flip IN PROCESS
27 March 2020 | 2 replies
Total rehab budget: $30,000Estimated Sales Price: $315,000Estimated profit after expenses and holding costs: $30,000 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
Christian Ferreira Buying small piece of land from neighbor (enough to park 2 cars)
8 January 2020 | 1 reply
Odd things come into play like fire truck access for emergencies, cable and electrical right of ways, drainage and wetlands. 
Bryan Laufenberg What should I be paying my real estate agent?
9 January 2020 | 6 replies
Then, you can decide from there whether/if you have a good match.Just know that "big box brokers/agents" have lots more expenses than independents (licensees who may choose to go it on their own after at least 2 years in many states).As an investor, agent and A-type thinker, I like to use the concept of "Zero-based Budgeting" to build my business plan from the lowest common denominator, which is how much does it costs me to represent a buyer or seller and how much is reasonable for me to earn when I do it. 
Juan C Velez Rental Property Calculator Question (Expenses)
9 January 2020 | 4 replies
@Juan C VelezIt is cash going out the door that you won't see so I would factor it in the cash on cash calculation.You should also have a budget of this in your proforma's going forward.You should estimate how long tenants plan to stay for.I.E. tenants on average stay 3 years so you take that 1 month of rent as an expense and divide it by 3 and factor that going forward.
Jimmy Booth Commercial property For Franchise
9 January 2020 | 7 replies
Perhaps the hospital would rent it for storage of materials, trucks, etc?
Mike Roberts Denying a tenant while the property is still available?
10 January 2020 | 23 replies
He is also incredibly hard on things, like his own home and truck.