Do you track metrics at the property level, portfolio level, or both?

Been analyzing deals fairly regularly for a while. Still haven't signed my first deal. One place that I feel my analysis is soft is estimating landlord insurance. Anyone have best practices to share? So far, I've used...

Hello,Out-of-State investor, I recently acquired a rental property in Lorain, OH.The regulations impose an agent representation at three levels:1.

In the laundromat deals I’ve seen, most of the negotiation revolves around things like revenue multiples and level of owner involvement.

Assuming all things equal with same level house in year and price. 

AppFolio: rent collection, tenant portals, maintenance tracking, unit‑level accounting, and document storage2.

At similar rent levels, most tenants will pick clean, new, efficient, and low-maintenance over extra square footage that comes with higher utilities and more “wear-and-tear” feel.

There’s also a market rent growth assumption, so in-place rents & post-renovation rents grow annually even prior to stabilization.For smaller properties, I’ve built a version that models rent at the unit level, where each unit’s annual rent is calculated individually and vacancy is explicitly factored in.

Using a combination of tools might work best depending on the level of detail you want to track.Hope this helps!

My day job is underwriting deals, modeling capital structures, and thinking about after-tax IRR (sell vs refi, leverage, depreciation, etc.).Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a recurring issue among non-institutional investors:•CPAs are reactive and compliance-focused•Brokers push deals without real underwriting•Big financial decisions (refi, sale, 1031, cost seg, leverage) are often made without a portfolio-level, after-tax lensI’m exploring starting a small advisory business focused specifically on investors who own ~5–50 properties (or $3M–$50M total value).What I’m considering offering (not tax prep):•Portfolio-level underwriting & decision support•Sell vs refi vs hold modeling (after-tax)•Cost segregation & depreciation strategy coordination•1031 / partial sale / capital recycling analysis•Ongoing “CFO-type” advice for serious investorsThink: helping you answer “What should I do next with my portfolio to maximize after-tax returns?”