This is assuming the mortgage insurance, and all other fees except vacancy, and a 7% downpayment.

The tenant carries no renters insurance (which includes liability coverage).

TOTAL nightmare to find landlord insurance - I spent 2 months of heartache and runaround to eventually find a good rate. 

I was wondering if anyone could help me estimate the cost of property taxes and insurance after I remove the pool. 

Hi Everyone, I am looking for a place to get a quote for private flood insurance in NY.

Cashflow=Rent-PI-Taxes-Insurance)Of course Brandon's approach brings more peace of mind, and make more financial sense, but I would like to hear some different perspectives on how everyone out there is calculating (and taking decisions) around these ...

I bring up the time to 100% occupy because I'm pretty sure residential cash-out lenders look at the DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio) as well when cashing out on an investment property.

I guess the word is scaling up..I will do commercial loans until the banks tell me i cant do no mas..Mixed use gotta watch out with insurance, Liability depending whats in the commercial space..but just to get your beak wet you can do 3 to 4 unitsbut if your gut instincts tells you to go higher why not. you only live once.. 

In order to keep the insurance on our duplex, we are having to build handrails around two porch stoops on our duplex.

You'll need to do inspection, loan fees, title insurance, appraisal ect.