Why there isn’t an agreed upon method of arriving at true cap rate before listing a property for sale.

Ive had to deal with leaking pipes will on the road back from my daughters soccer game an hour away, Ive dealt with guests arriving at 1 am and not understanding how to work a smart lock in the dark, I've dealt with cleaners backed up due to circumstances and guests arriving early and having to wait an extra hour beyond check-in time because the place wasnt clean.I did try to prepare and I have the numbers for a 24-hour plumber and my handyman does off hour calls and we have negotiated his rates.

I'm also sending them my calculations to show how I arrived at the numbers I have.

We would arrive around 9 or 10 am on the Thursday and then go from there. 2 full days to maximize the value of our trip. 

This just arrived to me today (a good summary from a reputable title company): FinCEN Residential Real Estate Rule (RRE) – March 2026 | First Americanin case the link doesn't work: www.firstam.com/fincen/#whats-changing

Hola Veronica,I arrived REALLY late to this conversation, but I am an attorney (in Chile and NY) and invest 100% remotely from Santiago.

We still send cleaner over to the house, she arrives, no smell, no food & house is spotless.We ended up submitting the cancellation through Airbnb so we didn't get penalized & didn't issue a refund.

Hola Ignacio,I arrived REALLY late to this conversation, but I am an attorney (in Chile and NY) and invest 100% remotely from Santiago.

Dead on arrival for a straight wholesale.

Income creeps up, participation rules aren’t met, or filing status changes and poof, the benefit disappears.I would tell you not to assume losses are dead on arrival, but also don’t build a strategy around this allowance.