Things were off to a good start - got a building permit to demo the house, found a contractor to do the demo nice who did the job quickly and efficiently, found an architect/engineer who understood my vision, and then it came to a halt.

It is an Ultra 4k system with full-color night vision to 180 feet, three terabyte hard drive and eight outdoor cameras.

I am pretty concrete with how I vision things so I would have a problem thinking through every intricate sign I'm wondering if you investors out there use a formula for rehab design.If anyone is able to answer my question I would greatly appreciate it.Sincerely,Brian Tran

Before now, my plan and vision didn't extend past the point of paying this house off and turning it into a rental.

Once you understand their plans, your job is to create a future vision of what looks best with you as the buyer who becomes a great stewart of the property rather than their great intentions but without traction or action. 

Don't reinvent the wheel but do execute on vision.

I understand your sentiment Brent, but I think that the main reason people don't do this (real estate investing) is because not everyone has VISION, DRIVE and or DETERMINATION.  

A Business Plan really needs to have a lot of projections in exactly the way the above Cashflow books addresses.Now, let's talk about where you should Invest.After you really educate yourself the right way, you will then begin to understand that you must have a clear vision of about 10 years into the future.In other words, if you only do calculations based on today, you cannot fully understand nor get a Vision of your Investment and how it will evolve over time, generally a 10 year period.For instance, how will the Mortgage Balanced move, what about increases in Rents and Expenses, especially taxes and heating costs, etc.Appreciation should also be a factor because you are starting out brand new and picking a place for investing.

For USA I have heard as high as 40% down then add taxes and travel expenses and a vision should repairs come up like any place.

Somehow it makes my vision for the future feel all the more real.