No one person will have the perfect answer, but the more you talk with folks about the assumptions they make, the easier it will be for you to hone in on what assumptions you're comfortable using to run your numbers.To make all this a bit more concrete, here's an example of some numbers I ran just this morning on a small MF buy-and-hold (which is the focus of my investing).

I also did as max suggested, meet the trash men in the morning with a $20 bill and help them throw the bags in

I emailed them this morning to begin discussions so we shall see how it goes. 

@Tom Gimer...From my understanding the owner made a payment the same morning of auction or the day before but who knows for sure.

I can't remember which is which, but one will show a check out date that is the morning after on the calendar. 

Good Morning Bob,There are a few steps you should take just to make sure your property is going to actually rent out with these tenants.

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So far since the middle of Jan I’ve read:1) Rich Dad, Poor Dad2) The Millionaire RE investor3) The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs4)Getting things done by David Allen5) RE with no or low money down 6) Multifamily Millions 1 BP podcast every morning, I scour the BP forums and YouTube vids.