Brie Schmidt
WWYD: refinish hardwood and take a vacancy or put in laminate?
What would you do: refinish hardwood and take a vacancy or put in laminate?The properties I manage locally have nice, dark hardwood floors. After a few years or wear and tear, they are going to need to be refinished....
George Young
Rental Calculator - Numbers to Use for Maintenance, Vacancy, etc. (Columbus, OH)
I am starting out in the real estate investing world, and am running the numbers for some listings in B and C+ neighborhoods in the Columbus, OH market. For the rental calculator, I assumed: Maintenance and repair = ...
Brandon Tobin
[Calc Review] The numbers are there, but I worry about vacancy
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Chris G.
How important is vacancy rate, and how do you find it?
When buying houses to buy&hold as rentals, how important is vacancy rate to you guys and how do you figure out what the vacancy rate for an area is anyhow? What size area around the property do you care about in t...
Joe Splitrock
Apartment vacancy rates up in my market - what are you seeing?
I just read an article that vacancy rates for apartments have doubled over last year to almost 9% in my city, Sioux Falls, SD. We had $72M worth of new apartments built in 2015 in a city under 200,000 people! I am not...
Jasraj Singh
how to analyze vacancy rates of an area while doing calculations?
how to analyze vacancy rates of an area while doing calculations? I'm a little confused about how to find out vacancy rates of a specific neighbourhood while doing calculations for a property? I really need to know
Alan Asriants
The realities of when you start acquiring more units - unexpected vacancy
There is a harsh Reality when you start acquiring more units to your rental property portfolio. That reality is unexpected vacancies. When you own a couple of units, the odds of there being unexpected vacancies that o...
Patrik Kusek
Suggestions on how to plan for repairs and vacancy on multiple pr
Hello, I'm trying to plan for repairs and vacancies for an upcoming purchase. However, it occurred to me that once you reach a certain number of properties then the standard amounts don't apply. ( 3-10% vacancy, 5-15%...
Richard Kay
If you buy all cash do you need to deduct monthlyfor vacancy
Hi all. If I buy a rental for buy and hold and I pay all cash, do I need to deduct from my monthly income for vacancy. I understand that when you have a mortgage it’s wise to put a little money aside every month for w...
Blake Peters
Does anyone know the average vacancy and CAP rates in Arnold, MD
Looking to house hack in the Arnold, MD area. Have been running the numbers and struggling to find a property that will cash flow. Can anyone comment on the average vacancy and CAP rates in the area? Will keep on di...