There are things I could do to maximize income, that I'm not particularly interested in, including running more specials, dropping my off-season rates, doing more theming, allowing pets, etc.

I've made a excel spreadsheet that works pretty good and calculates the buy boxes and even automatically calculates loan payments, estimates property taxes & insurance, and even gives a feedback loop of a rough estimate based on the values I've entered.

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—Dan Sehy - Gold Crest Holding Thanks, Dan — excellent adds.Sensitivity analysis and institutional OpEx benchmarks are exactly the kind of details that separate surface-level prep from true lender readiness.

@Carlin Desautels  I'm an Excel person, so I have one file for each property. 

For investing principles and deal analysis, The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner is excellent, it covers cash flow, evaluating deals, and basic financing strategies.

The numbers at our existing place are excellent.  

I have modeled this house hack scenario in an Excel spreadsheet to the best of my ability, simulating the cash flow from the year purchased to year sold, and the average returns look quite a bit higher than 15% which leaves me feeling optimistic but also like I have missed something.In any case, I hope that provides a picture of where I am coming from, and I would greatly appreciate any advice you have.Blessings to you. 

We are not greedy, we have an excellent reputation, and that is key to us.

Assuming a flashy excel pro-forma and your “home run” purchase will have private lenders fighting to fund your deal will leave you disappointed.