When investing in a multifamily unit, what percentage should I save for maintenance?
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I’m new to real estate investing but I think I found a good 7 unit building. I’m trying to figure out the cap rate etc but not sure what is a safe percentage to put towards maintenance. One investor told me 50% of the rent but that kills my equation. Any suggestions?
I’m new to real estate investing but I think I found a good 7 unit building. I’m trying to figure out the cap rate etc but not sure what is a safe percentage to put towards maintenance. One investor told me 50% of the rent but that kills my equation. Any suggestions?
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You are mixing 2 different problems. Cap Rate is the return ON your investment that you expect from the project and Maintenance Costs or the expected cost to keep the property in good repair and they have little to do with each other, other then your maintenance costs will affect your Cap Rate.
Maintenance Costs should be based on the age and condition of the building and the EXPECTED cost to bring or keep the property in a condition that will give you the maximum rental income. Example new building require less repairs so the lower the cost needed to maintain the property. Older buildings may need thousands of dollars to even get them in rentable condition and even more to keep them there so it will EXPECT to have higher costs.
Eminence is NOT a math problem but a management problem and you need either specific experience in building rehab costs or hire someone to give you a report on what is needed.
AFTER you budget for Maintenance Costs, Operating Costs, Marketing Costs, Insurance Costs, Management Costs, Tax Liabilities, and more will you be ABLE to calculate Cap Rate.
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The standard answer from RE investing 101 is 1% of purchase price per year. If you can’t do that, then you are going to loose money sooner rather than later.
The practical answer is probably double that. Age of the facilities and length of investment matter too. After the first ten years, you need an expert assessment of the property. Sometime after 7 years of ownership, you should begin using market value rather than purchase price for the calculation.
It is very difficult to make a higher than standard (7% annual) ROI with RE with less than 50% down and without serious math/financial/cash skills. Don’t kid yourself, it is all about the numbers: purchase price plus cash flow management. The small things will kill you.
When u invest in multifamily unit percentage 10% to 30% for exampal the NOI=$100k and the price=$1,000,000, the cap rate would be ($100,000 / $1,000,000) =10%.