Utilities are generally public and you can call them to get averages, taxes are public as well and can be pulled either from a assessor website or at their office, insurance companies can give you cash value and replacement value quotes by giving them an address, general rule for running calculations for vacancy is 5-10% of gross income, I have seen maintenance expenses all over the map (anywhere from $300-750 or a % of the rent - those vary depending on the number of doors in the deal as well as how much deferred maintenance has to be dealt with or how much rehab you are going to do to negate the deferred maintenance), contracted services, call a few landscapers and get quotes and use those for your analysis. 

If you are currently using a skip tracing service please comment which one and how your experience has been with it!

There's a 25 dollar background check which goes to the service which runs the check.  

Hi @Lesley Ray I am on the westside of Cleveland near that area, please message me for analysis of your deal. 

So I finished my initial market analysis.

A rehab should reduce your operating cost and offer the opportunity at higher rent, but it probably won't show up in the bottom line numbers until year 2-3.Same goes for replacement of major systems with a long service life.

Today I got notification from Gas Company that the service on the property has been shut off 2 days ago per tenant’s request and it’s now under my account because I have a continuous agreement as owner.

He's focused strictly on services for entrepreneurs.

Cap rate is a market metric, and has nothing really to do with performance analysis of a specific asset.

BP community has been great, giving me great information and market analysis that will help my family and I make a decision.Do not think i will be looking into Houston market now, I am here briefly for a rotational program...