I agree that for low to maybe mid price properties that Ikea furniture may be adequate but I hope more generally, you're not equating Ikea design and furniture to what you would get from an interior designer who is helping you stage a property.

I personally like ROI over comparing cap rates because ROI factors my financing into the equation, and my financing options might be different on different properties.

So, having 15% equity doesn't equate to a 15% profit.

They can even include rentals into that equation.

Late Orders– This is a very big mistake of the whole equation and should given much attention.

I'm NEVER been concerned about a magic equation for expenses or cash flow.

Is there a simple way to determine if our loan is predatory (some equation or something) w/o paying $400 or hiring an attorney?

However, we've only covered the time aspect of the equation at this point.

I suspect in many cases the landlord is a speculator who's dealing with negative cash flow, even with they mythical "cash flow = rent - PITI" equation.

Ability to find and identify areas of improvement and analyze the cost/benefit equation of each.The fees can be great on a large deal, but as I said so is the potential liability.