I didn't realize that only a percentage of the rental income is taken into account (spoke with my broker yesterday). 

For my last vacancy, Facebook Marketplace was the winner for getting the most hits and highest percentage of people actually interested. 

If the unit is really nice it should rent as easily.I'm in general against the percentage approach.

Any suggestions on what percentage of the rent would we put aside for the emergencies/repairs?

Does anybody know of a website or app to determine rental percentages in certain areas?

Does any BP'ers living in these areas, see this info as jiving with their local analysis.  10 Cities In Danger Of A Housing Crash This YearBy Jade Scipioni Published April 08, 2019 With Manhattan real estate reporting its longest losing streak in 30 years, and its worst first quarter since the financial crisis, according to Douglas Elliman, it’s no surprise that many cities around the country are in danger of a housing crash this year.According to a new report released Monday, more than 40 U.S. cities are nipping at the heels of a potential housing crisis especially in “old” Northeast and Midwest cities.To determine which areas are heading toward a housing crisis, GoBankingRates.com analyzed data on 175 of the largest U.S. cities.Researchers then used key factors, including the percentage of homes with mortgages with negative equity (also known as “underwater”), meaning the home is currently worth less than the total cost of the mortgage, along with city’s mortgage delinquency rate from Zillow’s February 2019 index.Additionally, the personal finance website calculated each area’s homeowner vacancy rate and rental rate using data from the Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey combined with foreclosure rates from RealtyTrac.To make the list, cities had to have rates of negative equity in excess of 8.2 percent, which is the current the U.S. national average rate of homes “underwater.”Here are the top 10 cities in the most danger of a housing crash this year. 1.

It's an investment opportunity and free education wrapped up in one.Ironically, you will find that sometimes you will actually earn more money as a funder than the borrower did (percentage wise, yield) due to cost overruns, carrying costs, selling fees etc.

I do not know what that agreement says and division of fee or percentage so I am not agreeing to a blanket statement like that.

When it comes to return, I only care about percentages.

High percentage of agents at end of first year have "0" closing so that license is as good as the paper will promise.