Look for lenders with competitive interest rates, favorable terms, and a good reputation for customer service.

Included in the cost of a major kitchen remodel is updating a 200 square foot kitchen with 30 linear feet of top-of-the-line custom white cabinets with built-in sliding shelves and other interior accessories.

I'm already migrating away from Quickbooks next year, so I will no longer be an Intuit customer for any of their products.There are several other options -YNAB, Empower/Personal Capital, Quicken Simplifi, Monarch Money, etc.

Mounting defaults, reduced demand, and sluggish loan repayments paint a grim picture for landlords and tenants alike.

I was thinking about getting taking the "May Special Offer" but I decided to wait the until I saw some customer reviews like on Bigger Pockets, web.

To schedule an inspection you can go to https://aca-prod.accela.com/CHESAPEAKE/customization/common/... which will take you through the process.The other thing you should be aware of is that somewhere in this property you are sure to have Knob and tube wiring.  

Imagine the worst college frat parties combined with the most obnoxious customers, combined with the highest expectations for nice furnishings.The people that are saying $8-12k are exaggerating.

I don't take your advice as discouragement, but more as a realistic picture of the risks of entering the REI game that most won't tell you. $20k has felt light to me as well, and I love the idea of having an emergency fund for each property I own.

I look at tenants not as customers, but as employees, which means I am responsible for for their job training.

Make sure he takes pictures of it and also take some other pictures so you can have the current status.