[ddorian43]

> A real estate investment newsletter suggests that for a successful real estate investment, as a rule of thumb you should be able to charge almost one percent of the cost of the house as rent because a rational investor shouldn't count on the value of the house going up.

Does this have all taxes(property,rent,etc) included in the cost?

[pooper]

As far as I remember, no. This is just the sticker price. This is a conservative estimate for people who are not real estate professionals, probably looking to buy a house to rent for the first time. Based on the other comment reply, it sounds very conservative to dissuade people from making stupid decisions.