. - Maintenance & Repair: 5% of total rent- Cap ex / utilities: 5% of total rent- Property management: 8~10% of total rent- Misc & reserve: 5% of total rentFull rent: 4800(rent) - 2600(PI) - 800(TI) - 1150(Expense) = $250/mOwner occupied: 3600(rent) - 2600(PI) - 800(TI) - 1150(Expense) = -$950/mOwner occupied & no PM: 3600(rent) - 2600(PI) - 800(TI) - 700(Expense) = -$400/m I thought it would be $0/m if owner occupied although $400/m for myfamily is low enough.

Also is there a way to find out when the house last had utilities on? 

Keep in mind utilities as well. 

However, this structure is typically utilized by investors who are looking to purchase multiple assets over the years, if you're just starting out a single LLC could also work (you can always scale your legal structures later). 

You could utilize a HELOC and do flips or BRRRR's, etc. 

I hate to miss out on the accelerated depreciation with the CSA.Yes, you can utilize a cost seg study on your acquisition via 1031.

The tenant gets listed at the renter on the water bill and is supposed to pay it, it’s in the lease agreement they pay utilities.

Hello Jenna, I have been using Apartments.com for rent collection and billing utilities.

If we put the home on the market we would lose at least a month rent and utility cost.Some background on the property is that we put 120k towards a down payment at 6.125%.

It doesn't fit the "20% rule" for STR's, but it is cash flow positive; the 3b/2ba is cashflowing around ~$400/month after PM fees + utilities.