Karen M.
Basic question about how to calculate 50% rule
Hi Everybody, when you run the 50% rule..... do you include tax payments in your equation? Right, I'm guessing that is a yes.... so 50% of your total rent income needs to cover principal, interest and taxes?
I w...
David Tambellini
50% Rule needed for Condo buy and hold?
I'm looking at a condo for a buy and hold deal that would run me about $880 a month in mortgage, insurance, taxes and HOA payments (at the current asking price). The unit would rent for 1,300.
Asking price 98000...
Mark Barnes
Does the 50% Rule include Property Management Fees
Hello BP, I'm curious if you could provide some insight into the 50% rule. More specifically, does this rule of thumb include property management fees or would those be additional?
Thanks in advance!
Tim Greenfield
Using 50% rule on TK properties_barely cash flow
I am a newbie but I have 1 rental property in Albuquerque which only breaks even. I currently live in Arizona and I travel a lot overseas for work so I am looking at TK providers. My primary residence is paid for in f...
Ceasar Rosas
Are you using the 50% rule for expenses?
Good morning BP Family!Are you using the 50% rule for multi-units, 5 to 15 units, for expenses? I'm noticing that heating and hot water in places like Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Chicago, Ohio, are a large par...
Chris K.
Elements of the 50% Rule Applied to MFR?
I need a numbers guru to help me un-tangle some math fundamentals. I have a deal in process that I can still walk away from and I'm hoping someone can help me validate whether this is a reasonable or unreasonable purc...
Vincent Chen
Is 50% rule for multi-family really conservative?
Start analyzing the deals of multi-family,for the 50% expense rule,I really think it might not so conservative as a lot guys think about.Some of the deals I am going through it might close to 60%,does 50% really conse...
Mark Beeson
$300000 /triplex 50% rule +$78, BP calculator $650 . . .
I have 3 SFU doing well. First venture into Multifamily. Area Cap Rate 9%, triplex cap rate 8%. Mostly concerned about actual expenses vs BP calculation of 5% each for expenses, vacancy and CapX. This is a VA loan...
Patrick Menefee
Are the 1% and 50% rule mathematically compatible?
While the 1% and 50% rules are widely used by people of varying levels of experience, they're just guidelines that aren't a hard and fast rule. I know in my market for example that 1% is insufficient, I need closer to...
Jason Haymond
50% Rule - Where do I keep the money?
Hello all!
I’m familiar with using the 50% rule as a napkin number, which includes more immediate things like upkeep, property management, and property taxes; but for the long term things like a roof, what do I do wi...