Steven L.
50% Rule - Quick question
Hi - For 1st pass analysis on 2-4 units when estimating expenses and the 50% rule. Does 50% typically account for EVERYTHING? Taxes, Insurance, Utilities, Repairs....we will leave management fee out of the calcula...
Bob Razler
NEWBIE | 50% Rule Angst
Hello:First off, thank you to everyone who pitches in here. It's a great community and a great resource. I hope one day I can contribute at the level that I partake.I am just starting off and I have been analyzing m...
Austin James
Cashflow and 50% rule
Good Afternoon!
I am looking at a potential SFH rental but am trying to figure out the 50% rule. If the rental could potentially cashflow $150 to $250 is it bad the 50% rule is in the negatives at $ -50 to $ -100?
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Will Barnard
Validate the 50% rule
It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...
Brett O
Quick 50% Rule Question
I just want to be sure I'm using the 50% rule correctly.
I'm looking at a property, I estimate the property will produce $650 per month in rent.
So the 50% rule assumes that expenses such as maintenance and vacancy ...
Dev Why
50% and 2% Rules
Can someone explain the 50% and 2 % rules when looking at a property?
Daniel Warren
50% rule/accouting question
Hi BP!
I understand the 50% rule, and its use in analyzing a property, but I never see it mentioned past that. I was wondering how that transfers over to the business side. When the rent comes in, do you guys...
Therese V.
50% rule and taxes
What percentage of the 50% put aside for maintenance, management, taxes would be your max limit for the taxes?
I ask because I know taxes vary greatly all around the country. The area I am looking has, for ex...
Igor Tomic
50% rule and utilities
Can someone please tell me do utilities go in 50%?Example if someone is renting duplex for 800 inclusive each unit, so do I count my monthly cash flow 1600/2 minus mortgage or do you count after you pay utilities. Let...
Chris Dutton
Mortgage contingency - 50% Rule?
I'm in the process of purchasing a condo in a new construction triple-decker in Jamaica Plain. My unti (#3) was completed and listed first (in October), followed shortly by unit #2 (unit #1 is still under construction...