He calls me this Friday 7:45 am to come fix the AC; he stated that he was sick and it was getting hot etc., did I mention that we were going through the storm and long weekend.  

Depending on where in SI you are purchasing, you can commute to the city in 45 minutes or so which is considered an average commute here.

Did you file the proper Notice To Owner form, and has it been more than 45 days from when you first Started work on the job?  

I wouldn't say that I am extremely experienced, but I have don't a few deals, and since you are only looking for the first deal, I think I can shed enough light for you.From the time I decided that I was going to be a REI, to the time I was signing a contract with a seller was about 4-5 months.

This would boost our savings to about 45% of our income per month. 

I think we see a lot more move that way from IL if they can get transit time down to 45-50 minutes from areas like St.

You can save the "variables" - like 30 day closing vs. 45 day and clauses that can be plugged in.

I was in RE as an agent/broker when my area agents were listing houses for 4%-5% (I was listing them at 6-8%) so they were offering out only 2-2.5%.

With this strategy you don’t have to worry about the tight 45-day timeline to identify a replacement property.

Here's the rundown:• Write down your top 4-5 questions about RE and taxes, and and put them in a Word (or similar) document.• Copy and paste those questions 10 times, and create a divider line between each section of questions.• Google search “business accountant + {city, state}” and browse websites very quickly (1-2 minutes) and then enter the contact information of 10 accountants in your document.