Any animals on the property not registered under this Rental Agreement will be presumed to be strays and will be disposed of according to law, at the option of the Landlord.Any Pets approved by the Landlord are subject to a non-refundable fee of $275/pet at the time the Pet arrives and $25/pet/month thereafter.

@Ryan Toth  my arrival to Charleston was quite by accident but it did not take a 2 by four to the head to figure out what was going on.I was first approached with doing 4  fix and flip short term loans.. form one of my very OLD time clients of 15 years..

I want more experienced real estate investor’s guidance, opinions and ideas on how to go about it.Below are some of the tasks that I am planning to undertakeFinalize a state/county/city/Neighborhood – How to I arrive on an area (GDP, Population, Employment, real estate growth or any other criteria) ?

IMO $100 cash flow is a little low maybe with the down payment money you have look into a multi family which well cash flow a little better and be easier on you when vacancies arrive.

Another lawyer ***** that I the displeasure of closing with, she chose a time for closing one day, and when I arrived, she was at lunch, she berated the staff in front of me for stupid stuff, really struggled with the power of attorney we have used for years (made by another local lawyer) and ended up writing her own power of attorney - That she wouldn't even let us keep hold of???

Maybe you could give us your expected numbers and you can explain how you're arriving at that expected cash flow.

At the same time for the new arrivals from back east with kids, it just doesn't appeal.

I would email them a holding agreement and have them sign it and deliver it with a holding fee equal to the full security deposit and first month's rent, then sign the lease when they arrive.  

I feel that I'm arriving a little late to the BP party, but better late than never, right? 

Granted his target audience for this advice is largely those who have trouble managing their finances, but a lot of investors with strong financial management skills might be better off performing their own analysis to arrive at a decision to finance or not.