I could have asked more questions of you to see where your level is at, but anyway if you don't need all of this, maybe someone else reading your thread will.You're thinking about buying and then looking into renting it later, we just don't know what that later date is for you.

It really helped me more concretely understand how the muscular system functioned  at a deeper level. I

It allows me to preserve my margin, have the money to continue repairs and prevent an issue where the tenant becomes so below market that you lose them to raise rents to market level. I

I believe the best way to gather general information on the ground level is to put yourself in the "market place".

You can certainly use concrete to fill, what you don't want are voids where dirt can settle in and wash into those voids that will cause the sinking at the grade level. I

@Ryan Kopczyk is there any reason you have not expanded your title company to a national level?  I

@Jesse Waters I enjoy all those places for their scenery but yes I'm talking more on the investment level; I wish Hawaii was a hotbed for investment!

I felt everyone should be doing things at the level I was at that was my normal.Now instead of having the mindset of my 20's:365 days a year I want to be perfect.Disappointed for over 300 days a year!

Subtract the following from my expected monthly rents:TaxesSewer and WaterTrashHeat/UtilitiesHOACap Ex and Ops (my personal minimum is $150/roof/month)InsuranceMgmt Fee - as a % (general consensus here on BP is 10%. include it even if you think you are going to self manage)Vacancy- as a %. (8% represents 1 vacant month/unit/year)My basic returns must be at least $100/door cash floor and 15% Cash on Cash return to continue.Once that is done I determine the "headache" level.  I

Neither profession, at least at the investor level, is known for professionalism or wits overall.