Anyway I thought I would share with you my method of contract reading because it might help you in the future.

They installed bidets without my permission and created plumbing issues so I had to pay for a plumber to come out several times, I've had to replace a frontdoor knob and deadbolt last month even after we rekeyed the home prior to them moving in, the garbage disposal blades were jammed so had to call a handyman, repaired a broken window which my property manager claims was broken prior to them moving in even though the repair was made 3 months after they moved in.

Do you have a particular formula or method you rely on to make sure the numbers add up?

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

I've done the single family method and it was too slow for me and just ate up too much time, although I learned a ton.

The house was a hoarder house and needed a large amount of work (Roof including plywood, facia boards, soffit, gutters, underground plumbing, outdoor deck, all windows, doors, flooring, bathrooms, half the sheetrock, retaining walls, etc.)

As I said before I do not disagree with advice like paying down “bad” debt; however, he seems to not like debt in and of itself which in my opinion runs counter to what many on BP and other forums would view as a useful and often necessary tool and method for accumulating wealth in real estate.  

When I left the payments industry back in 2000, I kept watching the market for a method of performing a micro transaction.  

I run my own small pressure washing/handyman business on the side while I was working full time over the summer doing plumbing and electrical.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.