Episode #1212 Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/pockets Get Tickets to the Cash Flow Roadshow: https://www.biggerpockets.com/texas?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Episode Show Notes: https://lnk.to/biggerpocketsYT Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Calculate Every Rental Property Number with Dave’s Book, _Real Estate by the Numbers_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/real-estate-by-the-numbers?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Sign Up for the BiggerPockets Real Estate Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Property Manager Finder: https://biggerpockets.com/findapm Hear Ashley on the _Real Estate Rookie_ Podcast: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcasts/real-estate-rookie?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Ashley: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ashkehr?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Dave: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davem27?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Before you buy your first (or next) real estate deal, you need to know one thing—how to calculate cash flow on a rental property. The problem? 99% of investors do this wrong and get burned as a result. That’s why after buying dozens of rental properties, we’ve come up with arguably the most accurate way to calculate real estate cash flow, and today, we’re showing you how to do it, too. Joining us is Ashley Kehr from the _Real Estate Rookie_ podcast, who’s been buying rentals routinely for over ten years now. We’ll use the BiggerPockets Rental Property Calculator (which you can try for free!) to run numbers on a real rental property Dave is looking to buy right now. You’ll learn exactly how to estimate both fixed and variable expenses, how much emergency reserves to set aside, how to account for property management fees, vacancy, repairs, and more, plus what to do to instantly boost your potential cash flow before you buy! 00:00 Intro 01:51 What is Cash Flow? 03:40 How to Estimate Expenses 08:06 Sponsor: Fundrise! 08:14 How to Calculate Cash Flow (Real Property) 17:58 The Cash Flow Roadshow is Back! 18:33 Final Cash Flow Numbers 19:57 How to Boost Cash Flow 28:09 How Much Cash Flow SHOULD You Make?