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First Deal Analysis - Purchasing a Duplex

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Hello all,

I am looking at making my first REI and finally found a property I am extremely interested in but wanted to make sure I am not missing anything. I found an off market deal for a 3 bed 2 bath duplex each unit having a 2 car garage and a decent sized yard. Each duplex is individually metered gas and electric, the water/sewer/gas is shared and the previous landlord has been paying that separately. I would be moving into one of the units for probably 2-3 years while saving for a down payment for another deal, for my calculations I am assuming both units are rented out. Am I missing any costs or not budgeting enough towards any of the costs. Additionally, if I were to allow pets (which I will) I could likely add another 50-100$/month, I did these calculations as conservative as I could.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Purchase Price$375,000.00
Down Payment20.00%
Interest Rate2.88%
Loan Term (Months)360
Vacancy Rate2.70%
Property Manager Rate0.00%
1. Income3. Cash Flow
Rental Income$2,600.00Total Monthly Income$2,600.00
Laundry Income$0.00Total Monthly Expenses$2,009.88
Storage Income$0.00Total Monthly Cash Flow$590.12
Misc Income$0.00
Total Income$2,600.00Total Annual Cash Flow$7,081.47
2. Expenses4. Cash on Cash Return
Mortgage$1,244.68Down Payment$75,000.00
Property Taxes$150.00Closing Costs$0.00
Home Insurance$125.00Refurb Budget$0.00
Property Management (12%)$0.00Misc Other$0.00
Vacancy (5%)$70.20
Water/Sewer$100.00
Garbage$20.00
Electric$0.00
Gas$0.00
HOA Fees$0.00
Lawn/Snow$0.00
Mortgage Insurance$0.00
Repairs$150.00Total Investment$75,000.00
Capital Expenditures$150.00Annual Cash Flow/Total Investment0.0944196
Total Monthly Expenses$2,009.88Cash on Cash Return9.442