For a costing guide, try Cordells.

For residential try:

Cordell Housing – Building Cost Guide

For Commercial try:

Cordell – Commercial & Industrial – Building Cost Guide

This book is released via Reed Construction Data and is a very useful document for the going rates or building materials and costs of particular building methods.

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Its always best you formulate your own method that is unique to your own circumstances.

Although steve formula is a great gauge, it can be misleading to another persons particular financial situation.

It is best to buy as much as you posibly can, and if you can manage to find cash flow postives homes that are not located in the middle of…[Read more]

DebtDogg,

I purchased it through a friend who works in a local government. I think many local governments have adopted this program for their record keeping purposes.

From what i am told, the staff are overwhelmed with how good this program is. Time effective and user friendly.

Mine is a burnt copy from someone who works in a local…[Read more]

I use a computer program called Obbie. It is wonderful, scan all my documents into the computer and keep a hard copy as well as a electrictronic copy.

You can easily set up different property files, i cannot speak highly enough of this program. Have a look and give it a try.

Cheers