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Jerrad Dumont
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  • Saranac Lake, NY
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How to tell if something is a good deal?

Jerrad Dumont
  • Investor
  • Saranac Lake, NY
Posted Jul 14 2017, 18:55

Hello Everyone,

How am i supposed to tell if something is a good deal?  What numbers are your rule of thumb?  I am able to add up all the bills to figure out what i would have to pay each month, as well as see what i will need to bring in each month.  Realistically I am curious on how much profit each month is enough profit?  Do you do your numbers based on a 30 year mortgage or on a ten year mortgage.  

Right now i currently own a single family home with 5 bedrooms, rent to college kids at 2000 per semester.  Bring in about 23000 per year, but i did a ten year mortgage instead of a 30 because i wanted to get it paid off and start rolling.  only had it for about 4 months and haven't made it through a whole school year yet but it seems to be going well.  Not any extra income yet but it is really paying for itself which makes me happy but isn't generating anything to purchase anything new.  

Any thoughts on these?

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