What measures can I take to ensure this guy doesn't take any of my business away?

Just trying to plan ahead :).Thanks, Dan Dietz I wrote a couple articles that might help about the above that pertain to conventional financing but at the end of the day it depends on what time of financing you're looking for.Conventional lenders and normal residential lenders use debt to income as a measure to qualify while commercial and portfolio lenders use debt service ratio.10 Best Practices in 1-4 Unit Investing for Agency/Conv.

And 36 Other Key Financial Measures is just one place behind in 4th place.

When asked why sellers always say they don't want to deal with the property and the issues associated with such measures.

We measured for the railings yesterday.

You'll notice that these goals are all "SMART": specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and time bound.I think this makes all the difference in the world when it comes to holding yourself accountable.

Also if you have not listened to the podcast with Frank Gallinelli he talks about that in a small detail but his book the What every real estate investor needs to know about cash flow.. and 36 other key financial measures is a monster of information that can not be neglected and it is also formatted in a sense that is meant for a student of the craft so really good book.

You'll see "time" listed first as that is not related to management or active measures taken, but just sitting on it and waiting.

While this likely won't create any measureable ROI, it is just something nice that people will enjoy and that does say something about customer service.

There are no snow removal services here, the city doesn't plow or clear anything but main snow routes; and everything closes down if we have measurable snow.