Unless the designer has a good social/online footprint with designs I like, I would think twice before hiring them no matter what others say.  

Your knowledge in construction, design, and different strategies will be a big help to the community.

How much do the utility hookups cost?

I have an interior design background and can make this property really cute, but is it worth it?

The PM change the electric utility to the PM's name.

When a tenant moves out, transfer the deposit back to Checking so it's ready to apply towards expenses or to refund to the Tenant.If you end up with excess funds in the Checking account, I recommend you transfer it to a third account that is specifically designated for future investments.

Looking for thoughts and suggestions on how to utilize these new funds for real estate investing.

hi all i am a new landlord and got my first rental property. tenants moved in in September and October. the first month was fine but when December hit it got extremely cold and the heating is electric. due to poor insulation in the home that we did not know about the heat has to be turned very high up to keep the home warm, however since everything is electric it is causing the electric bill to be $800. the utilities are the tenants responsibility. however because of this one of the tenants has been extremely non compliant with paying rent.

Most take near a year in southern Ca, but you hear of exceptions in both directions on that timeline.What some developers are doing here is leveraging the affordability issue and getting permission to build additional ADUs by designating some as affordable or semi affordable units.  

Coos Bay - The main delay with application in this area is whether the property is on public utilities or has a septic system and private or public water source.