> Many, basically get taken advantage of by those in the industry that have an incentive to keep newbies blind to new realties, just to keep their good times rolling.If someone poses an inquiry on this forum, I provide my honest opinion (which it typically that the investment is unlikely to provide a return that justifies the effort & risk).  

Most times you can be pretty safe estimating an hour for this, but if your property is in a rural area or a heavily congested urban area with slow-moving traffic, you may need to be realistic about it taking longer.BTW: you should be realistic about a Service Call fee even for little jobs.

The fee to submit an application is $600.00.

2) dropping a vape in a toilet mid stay is clearly an accident.  

If he is not paying then file an eviction.

Hey @Mark BondI'm an investor agent in Worcester/Fitchburg area, and an investor myself as well in small multifamily.

I'm currently with an investment brokerage but my end goal is to be an investor and feel the big shoes my parents are leaving me with! 

An investor-oriented lender would have done that. 

Most agency loans will expressly forbid such an arrangement, so if they found out, the odds of having the loan called would be very high. 

If youre trying to buy an outright investment property, you cannot use an FHA loan.