The first issue to consider in any securities analysis is whether or not the item in question is in fact a security.

But you also need to do an analysis of the property as a rental - which will involve getting comps on the market rents for comparable properties, plus taking a good hard look at all of your expenses and financing.

Okay, so in addition to the 3/2 I posted about a few days ago (which I'm going to take another look at today), I'm also trying to analyze this duplex. I'm going to approach this a little backwards and list all num...

Instead, I asked her to prepare comparative price analysis based on recently sold, recently under contract and current listings.

@Kim Book have a look in the Deal Analysis and Advice forum for examples of how to do the evaluation.

It sure helps when using the rental analysis calculator!

You may have a different budget and you also may have a different scope of rehab in mind as opposed to what I do for my investors so take my analysis with a grain of salt.

There is a lot more involvement than just finding the deal in commercial with a ton of analysis and other things that go into it.

As you start to come across deals you can post them in the "Real Estate Deal Analysis and Advice" forum where savvy investors on the site provide their feedback.

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