Or if you want a lower monthly payment, then do the 20% down.You can also negotiate credits with the sellers to use towards your closing costs or rate buy down.

They are even working on getting me the evicted tenant's security deposit, the missing JANUARY rent since the place is still empty, and covering the cost of my own manager re-listing the property.

They have cost my business tens of thousands of dollars and countless wasted hours of follow ups and missed opportunities.

I personally do not prefer to hold high cost SFRs as LTR investments.  

Also, how much did the electric and plumbing fixes costs?

Costs before that (during remodeling) are added to the basis.2.

These are all upfront soft costs before you break ground. $300sqft to build at least.If you have any sort of mortgage on the property you will need an attorney to handle the mountain of paperwork the bank will give you for a lien release. 10k+, also probably some nightmare terms to have to build and sell immediately and god knows what.At this point a year has passed and you have spent at least $60,000 cash, you're about to break ground on a structure that will cost you at the very least $400,000 to build, you are still 1 year away from cashing out because you have to now build a house.

First question would be: what is the cost per kwh vs cost per gal of LPG?

From there it is really just a matter of determining comps, cost to rehab a property, and your timeline.I have helped several investors flip their first home in Austin and learn how to do it effectively.

It costs money to own and operate real estate which is why you need a primary source of income.