A few things to know:- The seller will pay the seller's agent whatever they have negotiated.

You take the div to pay on margin %, your sub 6%. 

Let's look at your example of a roofer, assuming he owns the company.He has to pay for employees- they still get paid, even if they are not giving 100% effort.He has to pay his workers to go back for warranty work - effectively paying them to do the same job twice.He has to pay for equipment, even when it's not being used 100% of the time.- but the company he bought it from still gets paid.He has to pay for advertising, whether it works or not.- but the advertising company still gets paid.He has to pay for accounting services, payroll services, tax services, legal services, etc.- they all get paid whether he makes money or not.So, what's your point?

What is she doing now in terms of paying for housing? 

If you aren’t saving the money up to buy another property chances are nothing will pay a higher rate than paying it towards your mortgage.

Do they pay within 5 days of the first of the month (in some states that is not late)? 

I would only use the heloc if you plan on cashout refinancing one of the properties to pay it off once the rehab is complete. 

You have to pay depreciation recapture and gains on the pro-rated time it was a rental.

I unfortunately basically had to switch to desktop to use the software. 4) Tenants have to pay a $1 transfer fee to pay through RentRedi.

What have you been paying for utilities?