When discussing cash flow/month (not CoC) do you include maintenance repairs and vacancy in the calculation? If so, how much for each? 

before I buy a property I want to make sure I run my expense calculations correct. this place has a monthly HOA and a zonal quarterly fee. Do I make the tenant pay for these as part of rent? (ie rent is $1500 and thes...

Hey all,Confused as to the current state of buying/selling after the NAR decision. Do I as a buyer need to pay my agent a negotiated 2-3% of the home purchase price? I do not see that home prices have dropped 2-3% and...

Hey, I have been around the website for a couple months. I am a big numbers guy and into excel a lot. When calculating CashFlow and CoC Return I mainly factor in my Expenses Per Month AsMortgage (at 20% down at 5% int...

New territory for me. Found it by accident and fits what my daughter needs for a living situation.

Its a 1 bedroom condo for sale. Just under 700 sq.ft. It's an old apartment complex converted to condos.

Older gent...

Hey, I'm working on a spreadsheet and I'm wondering:

Does the Net Operating Income include deducting the costs for the "big items" that happen every so often, like roofs, parking lots, etc? I mean, if I set aside 3...

Hi Everyone, I'm currently working with my father who is trying to close on his first real estate deal. He is not the most financially savvy and I've found myself in a make-shift financial adviser sort of position, bu...

When people discuss cash flow, are they referring to the cash flow before, or after, the write offs for depreciation and interest payments?

Good morning BP'ersI was trying to analyze a 4 unit multi family property off the MLS listed at $199000 with only 4 category of expenses provided by seller - insurance, water/sewer/trash, electric and taxes.   I do ha...

Silly question but is it the norm to include vacancy in the cost figure and use gross rent in the denominator?I have been netting vacancy against the rent rather than including it in the cost.  In the end, as long as ...