And personally I put way more weight on buying the right location as a buy and hold investor than saving some dollars on the front end. 

.- Most contractors will cut corners, or worse, once they figure out they won't be watched closely:( Your job will also go to the bottom of their priority list.Monitoring progress is relatively easy: hire that same inspector to go by weekly or before any payments to take a VIDEO of:1) What was done2) Quality of workmanshipOne other thing you didn't ask about, payments to contractors.- They all want 50% down or as much as they can squeeze out of you. 

Determine the cost of construction (hiring a contractor in the GNO area is going to start around $165-175/sqft to build) and be sure to include all holding costs, as well as interest in the loan.

Loved the video on the site and the real time sms option. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in The Villages.

Most turnkey companies proforma does not tell the complete story and that is why is called "PROFORMA" OR "PROJECTION", they don't account for the true vacancy, leasing fees, holding costs, and Headache factors that come with a Class C and D properties and neighborhoods.Hopefully, they can help you get to 100% occupancy and sell the property so that you can re-invest in a better neighborhood and relatively newer property like 2020 or newer if is possible in that market, or just go to another market you understand better or have some kind of connection with.All the best and keep us posted on your progress.

Threatening me by saying you won't buy another one is like the tenants who comment on all of our eviction videos saying "they evicted that tenant as soon as he missed his rent payment.

What we did was open a holding company, and the LLC that owns the RE and management company under that.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

This demographic is projected to keep increasing over time, so I would do whatever you can to hold onto this property (ie cash flow well).Furnishing 700 sqft with PB or West Elm (you and my wife would get along great, Bonnie) won't be price-prohibitive and well worth the cost.