Ofcourse my mistakes would cost me if done all my self as well.So i am thinking that by going through paid consulting, it saves me from mistakes and time.

Pictures, pictures, pictures, especially in morning light.Indoor staging needn't be costly.

The marketing functions is where the very host cost comes in.

the value added versus cost to add, especially in single family zoned areas, typically results in a large negative initial position.  

Meaning, if you take the money only, you would have depreciation recapture from your cost basis up to the original purchase price of the building (not including the land cost because it wasn't depreciable), plus a capital gain up to the insurance proceeds.Hope this makes sense. 

Does Hard Money typically cost 30-40% of the purchase price?? 

...And what the buy-in cost is?

If you've dealt with this how much did it cost and how much time did it take to resolve it?

From there we identify properties that could have some potential and if you are interesting in diving deeper, 1) we do a thorough video walkthrough to give you a realistic look of the property, 2) we give a ballpark estimate of rehab costs (we do 40 a year with our GCs o we will get pretty close), 3) we talk through market rent with our property management team, ARV, and potential highest and best use.Ideally you find great investor agents who know their market really well and have a network of resources to provide you with enough confidence to take reasonable action. 

@Kerry Baird Love hearing about others taking advantage of cost segregation studies.