It'll eat into your cashflow, but at least it'll only be for hopefully a few months till you build up reserves.Finally if something does go wrong, do you have friends, family who could bail you out for a couple of months?

I was just wondering if surprises during rehab tend to result in cost overruns that eat into the profit.

The marketplace is truly an all-you-can-eat buffet of opportunity.

But if you have to get a PM and you don't account for it then it's eating into your ROI.You can't assume that property taxes will not increase.What is future expense increase maintenance fee?

War zones have no appreciation to speak of and turn over costs about eat up the rent income,,, am I right?  

They told him that he could file a complaint and seek reimbursement from the city for damage to his property but then he would face fines for this and that along with possible prosecution to the point where he was basically bullied into eating the cost himself.  

Him " I need a place to stay with electricity and running water, I need money to eat off of and I need a few bills paid off"My offer was to , at closing, pay his past due bills, pay for 1 year lease in an apartment and pay him monthly $500.

Leave your business card with a good tip everytime you eat out.

I was just in Paris a few weeks ago and swear I gained 10 lbs from eating all the amazing food!

(The foreman told me this guy was already in trouble for installing thick glass shelves in the glass front cabinets when it was supposed to be wood; he had to eat it on that.