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I currently own a duplex, incoming rent after management fees comes to $2256, mortgage is $1252. I obviously am setting a good portion of the cash flow aside for futureExpenses but how much should I be setting aside f...
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I recently inherited a triplex where I live in one unit and rent the other two. The property is payed off and I would like to begin focusing on buying another property. How much money should I set aside for expenses s...
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Hey BP,
So I know we were taught to make sure we account for cap ex, repairs, and vacancy at a monthly rate when analyzing deals.
My question is, why don’t we just make sure we keep a healthy cash reserve to be ah...
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Do you have a rule of thumb when you’re searching for buy and hold deals? Are you setting aside 10% of prospective rental income for capex and 10% for repairs regardless, or fine tuning it based on factors like the ag...
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I am analyzing a fix and flip property in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. I went to see the property and while I think 80k renovations to turn this property around is reasonable, it needs a new roof. In looking at...
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Which scenario is better? Scenario 1I have a rental home where I set aside 35% of my rent each month for vacancy, repairs, capx, property management, etc. The rest of the rent goes to paying down the mortgage, and m...
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Hello, I'm Austin I was wondering how much money I should set aside every month for the different utilities and expenses. Since I am too young to legally own a multifamily property myself I am going through LoopNet an...
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Anyone have recommendations for a simple calculation/percentage on how much money to have on reserve per unit for basic maintenance and repairs? Thanks in advance!
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I currently have enough equity in my home to comfortably do a cash-out refinance for $50K. I do not have any deals lined up in order to put the money to use right now, but I am thinking that since it isn't really doin...
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What is the general rule on buying investment STR property if you cant normally absorb the mortgage payment forever? I have enough set aside that i could go a little over a year with no rental income. But is it normal...