A new 18 yr old investor, looking for rental property help

A new 18 yr old investor, looking for rental property help

Augusta, GA · Member since 2018 · 6 posts · 3 votes

Hey my question to you guys is if anybody can help me out by giving me  a quick rundown on all the expenses for a rental property? 

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Real Estate Broker · Cleveland Dayton Cincinnati Toledo Columbus & Akron, OH · Member since 2013 · 31k+ posts · 20k+ votes
7y
Originally posted by @Larry Wilson:

Hey my question to you guys is if anybody can help me out by giving me  a quick rundown on all the expenses for a rental property? 

 Welcome to the site Larry. 

There are a ton of expenses associated with rental properties. Things such as taxes, insurance, property management & landscaping are relatively stable but will vary per property. On top of that you've got many other things that are variable in nature such as maintenance, vacancy, non payment of rent & utility bills. 

When you are analyzing rental properties a good rule of thumb for a quick analysis is to expect that you'll spend roughly half of your gross rental income every year operating the property. What that means is that a property with a market rent of $1,000 per month is probably going to cost you around $6,000 per year to operate. Some years it will cost more & some years it will cost less.

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  • Investor · Minneapolis, MN · Member since 2017 · 103 posts · 53 votes
    7y

    Larry,

    There's a magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner click it.  Type in rental property expenses.  There's more then enough information there to answer your question.

  • Real Estate Broker · Cleveland Dayton Cincinnati Toledo Columbus & Akron, OH · Member since 2013 · 31k+ posts · 20k+ votes
    7y
    Originally posted by @Larry Wilson:

    Hey my question to you guys is if anybody can help me out by giving me  a quick rundown on all the expenses for a rental property? 

     Welcome to the site Larry. 

    There are a ton of expenses associated with rental properties. Things such as taxes, insurance, property management & landscaping are relatively stable but will vary per property. On top of that you've got many other things that are variable in nature such as maintenance, vacancy, non payment of rent & utility bills. 

    When you are analyzing rental properties a good rule of thumb for a quick analysis is to expect that you'll spend roughly half of your gross rental income every year operating the property. What that means is that a property with a market rent of $1,000 per month is probably going to cost you around $6,000 per year to operate. Some years it will cost more & some years it will cost less.

  • Justin WindhamPro Member
    Banker · Nationwide · Member since 2015 · 4k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    7y

    @Larry Wilson

    Welcome to Bigger Pockets, Larry!

    You'll find plenty of friendly, knowledgeable people willing to help respond to your questions. Many members are experts in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate brokerage, wholesaling, flipping, buy and hold, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.


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  • Augusta, GA · Member since 2018 · 6 posts · 3 votes
    7y

    Thank you all for the valuable information

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