As someone else mentioned, what I've seen a lot of in the past six months is deals that don't have the rental income to service the debt and borrowers with marginal credit.

Account Closed, I have had my 4 duplexes in Houston managed since 2008 by ELDA Management Services http://houstonpropertymanagement.com/Don't hesitate to use my name when contacting Rina or Elias Camhi.Like you I live the Bay Area (Pleasanton).Hope this helps,Fred

Covid related supply chain- We had a project where we needed a 300 amp electrical service. 

Normally, this fee is added when it is a flat fee service, or the owner is difficult to work with on pricing.Working with contractors is a difficult task filled with frustrations and missing timelines.

Hi @Hassan Oukacha - Being from Texas you would need to either get your real estate license or use an online service like Inestway.com or Propelio.com - both are brokerage websites that offer true MLS sold comps for you.Full disclosure I am the co-founder of Propelio.com, but there are other sources like investway that I mentioned.

I do regular front house portrait first, then a secondary front if there is a wider one for the front setback, then front aerial (one, if you did them), then I always start with the walkthrough of the house to tell a story in photos.

I ask because a lot of new investors are getting lured into the thought of them because you get paid by the government this alleged "guaranteed rent", but that's not really how it all works.The Section 8 website for your area or the larger one should have metrics per square foot for the area.I have one section 8 rental and 2 regular rentals.

Why not just do regular cashout refi ?  

Common utilities paid by the landlord will be similar if not the same; standard services (extermination, changing filters, snow removal, fire safety inspections etc.) will cost the same.Expenses will vary depending on the market.

Yep - your lender will be using an undisclosed debt notification service until after the loan closes.