Here are some numbers on it,Revenues:Two upper units rent: $710/monthTwo lower units rent: $660/monthEach unit has an external garage that rent: $50/monthTotal - $2940/monthExpenses: Taxes: $6140/year Insurance: $1200/year Utilities:Well and septic.

Here are some numbers on it,Revenues:Two upper units rent: $710/monthTwo lower units rent: $660/monthEach unit has an external garage that rent: $50/monthTotal - $2940/monthExpenses: Taxes: $6140/year Insurance: $1200/year Utilities:Well and septic.

Here are some numbers on it,Revenues:Two upper units rent: $710/monthTwo lower units rent: $660/monthEach unit has an external garage that rent: $50/monthTotal - $2940/monthExpenses: Taxes: $6140/year Insurance: $1200/yearUtilities:Well and septic.

We also have a lot of fence repair and we have a lot of work to do on the external buildings.  

Upsides  / downsides vs hiring an external property manager?  

Problem is, you have no legal right to enter the property until until after the full amount of the bid is paid, and this risk of 'potential unknowns' makes getting even hard money virtually impossible, no matter how good the deal is.I always allow for an absolute maximum cost total rehab in my figures on any property I bid on (and always check the property externally), and there's still plenty of 'meat on the bone'.

They assume that somehow shuffling around their external environment (their friends) will somehow improve their internal environment (themselves).  

With access restricted by seller...Are any of you still able to work with your lender on an external BPO?

I set to external speaker but the softwares kept clashing.

You can try to influence it by improving your unit(s) on the edge of a higher priced area and catch some overflow, but that's very hard to do in the middle of an area.2) HOA's typically only take care of external maintenance.