I want to purchase a rental property, ideally a duplex. I'm investigating all the expenses that I should accout for to understand return rate. I have insurance, taxes, maintenance, potential months the property won't be rented, realtor fees.
Are there any other expenses I should keep in mind?
Also, is there a good excel model recommended to do these types of calculations?

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7-10% vacancy
7-10% maintenance
5-10% CapEx (depending on age of major components)
Find out how many meters there are for all utilities (electric, water, gas)
Plan for landscaping (tenants won’t take care of the yard)
Depending on the region, you may want to pay for pest control
You should probably have an umbrella policy in place.

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Umbrella really won’t cover you if something happens at your rental. (Business vs personal). Should still carry the umbrella as long as you have the assets to support such a need.

Maybe any utilities that you will pay. I own a house in a city that requires the homeowners to contract for trash service. I guess I could bill that back to the tenants but I don’t.

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Sounds like a personal problem….

Buyers typically don’t pay realtor fees, that comes out of the sellers profit

I find my own tenants, seems like an unnecessary fee for something you can easily do yourself

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