I was wondering how to go about recording my inspection and appraisal cost in quickbooks. If the properties are not purchased yet should I create an expense account for each cost and then if the properties are purchas...

Hello All, Please help me poke holes in this deal. -14 Units (13 1 BDR/1 2BDR), Desirable Location-Avg 1 BDR Rent: $700/ 2 BDR: $100 (right around the median for the area)-Built 1951-Interior gutted last year: new kit...

For buy-n-holds, if you take a portion of your collected monthly rent to place into reserve accounts for items like future vacancy, repairs, cap ex, etc., do you NOT include that money in your final earned cash flow n...

Hey guys I am happy to say I have finally closed on my first deal! I have been working on it since Aug and have had a lot of issues.  I am using a FHA 203k so that is partly why it took so long.  The house is a good s...

For the 50% rule, if I'm analyzing a deal involving a condo with a HOA fee, does this charge go into the debt service/mortgage part of the other 50%.

Also, what about PMI? Where does that go?

Newbie Alert - I've been scouring the MLS ever since I bought my condo two years ago, just keeping an eye on property values in my neighborhood etc. I recently came across a 3 Flat in my neighborhood (Lakeview) that's...

I am curious about the 2% rule. I am seeing it used when people talk about a property under 80k or so which is not realistic in California. Also, If one were to purchase a 4 unit in California at about $400k (which is...

Can somebody help me understanding the concept with the 50 % rule when analyzing rental property deals ?

I am looking to do some syndication and would like to create a management company that pays the costs to research and search out properties, pays for travel, etc and then instead of me personally getting the finders f...

We were considering purchase of a MF property...until we discovered there was an HOA association.  Since profits are determined by effective management of expenses for a MF property, it's imperative to budget costs ef...