These costs for most of the individuals are considered personal in nature (unless you have a RE portfolio that is run like a business; see below).

Set aside reserves for unexpected repairs or vacancies.

My Question is, for these up sales how do you expose these packages to the guests, are they included in your listing or added to the base price, if a guest chooses a package do they pay for the reservation how they would normally through the booking platform then pay for the package separately?

Licensed contractors have more of their "shtuff" together and thus are better at their job and naturally will cost more.

But, you can go up to 65% loan to value with no reserves, or up to 80% loan to value if you have 12 months payments already in the bank (12 months reserves_.

If you’re referring to the “newbies” with $10k to their name that watch a video by Pace and get excited and pay for joining, go out with their last $5k and do a sub to with a “desperate” homeowner without revealing all the possible consequences (because they are unaware of the consequences through lack of experience and lack of knowledge and or choose not to inform the seller) then I agree, it’s probably going to turn out badly for all concerned.If on the other hand you’re referring to a seasoned investor with excellent credit, significant cash reserves, who wants to add a property to their portfolio without going through loan qualifying, and can pay enough to give the seller “walking away” money because of the low existing interest rates and or, and is dealing with a informed seller, then I find nothing wrong or negative about the transaction.  

I’m conservative by nature, and would never be comfortable overlooking this restriction.  

If you just want to build your cash reserves then flipping is the way but just be careful - that too takes a lot of work and research to make sure you don’t lose money.  

Obviously it's good from a nature preservation point of view but it's a very different from an investment point of view. 

Somethings it even more expensive than buying a new construction in a class A neighborhood.The turnkey investments are not always the best option for every investor especially if you are just getting started and low on cash or you don't have reserve/emergency funds to deal with issues like maintenance and vacancies.