Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.

Congratulations for thinking about your future.

Hello,I am interested in purchasing a recently renovated $195K property as a 'secondary' home for the next 4 years to use as a future LTR.

Write it up to an education, spend some time sharpening your support team (particularly in the trades) and start thinking about how you can do it again!

Every little thing in the project should be in writing, even down to the door stops :-) See my tile spec sheet below ...Two problems with your post though - 1) In my experience, most problems come from the customer changing their minds constantly.

I want to start investing in real estate in America in the near future, since I am not in America, I live in Europe, more precisely in Serbia, any advice and contact will mean a lot to me.

Analysis of current tenants and future potential tenant market.  4. 

All you can do is work with what you know now and what is a reasonable expectation for the future.

I think having it in writing from a plumber would help this case a lot.

Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.