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Any advice on the best way to track expenses? I started a free trial of Quick Books, but it it is completely intuitive (or I'm just slow). Maybe I am over complicating the process and just need to have a running spr...
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Hi BP, I am looking to benchmark operating expenses for a portfolio of large apartment complexes throughout Texas, specifically in the Houston, Fort Worth and and San Antonio markets. The portfolio in question is a se...
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I saw on the forum a PDF that showed how the 50% of expenses was allocated, but I can not seem to find it using the search feature and was wondering if someone knows what I am talking about. I have a friend that is b...
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I've been reading several things recently that have mentioned getting a rough idea of the return of the property to see if it fits your criteria. I know you can get an idea on the taxes on the property and the amount ...
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Like many other landlords, I am concerned about reporting my expenses and other transactions correctly. My CPA is expensive, and I want to make his job easy.I have started a blog to track how to categorize expenses t...
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Hi All,I am doing an analysis on a property. The property is worth between $360k-$430k. They want $480k.I am trying to calculate repair expenses. They are saying that repairs are $1000 a year. I do not believe that th...
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What are the best tools out there for tracking expenses you've been using. I feel like I've been burning through my seed capital budget but having a tough time keeping track of every expense to manage things better. S...
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Hi BP members.Does anyone have an idea of where I could find used income and expense reports such as the Income/Expense Analysis: Conventional Apartments (or similar) for 2015?The most recent version are more than $50...
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Posting this question in new forum for the out-of-state investors, what frequent flyer and/or business travel programs would you recommend to save on travel expenses for trips to acquire and check up on your propertie...
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Had a question regarding cost of building in medium and larger sized metros but not mega cities. This would exclude extremely large cities like LA, Chicago, NY, SF, PHI and smaller cities like Boise but include cities...