Congrats on a huge milestone.

I just noticed that the BiggerPockets Forums recently eclipsed the 275,000 forum post milestone!

Which is a huge milestone in building on your success.

EHow lists it at 10%-50%: http://www.ehow.com/info_8740066_much-deposit-should-give-contractor.html hahaha.My opinion is you should only pay for things done in mile-stone. 

Did the contract lay out specific milestones and a payment schedule for each of those milestones? 

You must have done something similar at one point because you said the $27,000/month was a goal or milestone you had wanted to achieve.

Your Financial Goals should be what you need in total to pay off your personal debt, and accumulated cash flow to pay for your leftover monthly bills.Take that list, and it will be a list for both, and group them into a series of measurable milestones.Each milestone will have its own criteria, and thus project its own property profile that's needed to satisfy/achieve these milestones.

And today, I've just achieved a major milestone in doin so.

Regarding property mangers, here is our take: Setting up parameters, expectations, and milestones are key.

This car is a milestone in my life and I have been dreaming of it ever since I was a child.