"yes Miss Agent referred me to you and highly recommended your lists over most local agencies" etc etcmost things in life are only as negotiable as you'll allow yourself to investigate. 

Thanks everyone for your input, this is all new to me just starting to investigate this market. 

I'm in the middle of a live and flip so if you want to talk house hacking or construction happy to answer any specific questions.A few resources that might be useful for you given what you're looking for, I know they've helped me:The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J ScottThe event and meetup forum here on BP for finding IRL events to go and meet other local investors and soon-to-be-investors Setting keyword triggers here on BiggerPockets for things like Denver, House Hack, etc so that you don't have to go out and search for the information, the information can find you!

You need to investigate and figure it out.If you include utilities with rent, I recommend placing a limit so the tenant is responsible for excess use.

They are well connected but also just good guys that will make sure your pointed in the right direction if you go with Ohio.Regarding Dallas or other markets where my family's company is located, I love that you mentioned us and am honored that you want to investigate those markets and what we do. 

Set up Keyword alerts, since you're in Santa Barbara you can set up an alert for "Santa Barbara" or "Southern California" or "beach" to be alerted when someone posts on the forums that may be relevant or interesting to you!

This is a great place to learn and further investigate investing in real estate.

Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!

Those are the biggest things that will protect while you are getting started on this project @Kerlous Tadres Thank you, I will make sure to do thorough investigations on my contractors before accepting any qutoes.  

You don't want to disclose that you've conducted an extensive personal investigation into her situation, especially if you’ve gathered information not directly from the application process.