What is ARV and how is it incorporated into our Real Estate Portfolio

ARV stands for After Repair Value and is one of the most critical measures in real estate investing. It is the value of a property after it has been renovated or improved. The calculation is simply-   Property’s Current Value + Value of Renovations = After Repair Value (ARV) The calculation is commonly used with…

The “1% Rule” as Applied to Rental Property Investing

There is a very handy metric for quickly being able to determine whether or not an investment into a rental property is going to yield positive cash flow. it is commonly known among real estate investors as the “1% Rule”. Simply put it is the monthly rental income divided by the purchase price or After…