She laughs that she knows "nothing" at the moment, because Navy is our primary job, but understands once we are done serving, our "job" will be real estate in some fashion.

Last company I used was a disaster, no professionalism and failed to provide completed reports in a timely fashion.

But to answer your questions in a little more detailed fashion:- Vacancies vary between region, but if you assume that a tenant stays for one year, and then it may take you a month to clean up and get a new tenant, you can use about ~10% of the rent.- I'd probably set aside ~10% of your gross rent for maintenance/repairs (you'll want a reserve built up for those big capital expenditures that pop up)- look up property taxes for your area- get some insurance quotes to get a more accurate insurance estimate- property management typically 1 month's rent (8.33%)- Determine if you'll be paying for any utilities

Don't wear jewelry when shaking their hands.

I'm an old fashioned private money equity lender.

.- Personal Articles: Coverage for belongings that have a special or collectors’ valuesuch as Jewelry, Furs, Fine Arts, Collectibles, etc...Your age should not be a factor on the pricing but, depending on the company these other factors may get you credits:- Insurance Score (company pulls certain info out of your credit report)It is not your credit score, but generally better credit will result in a better score- Time at your job- Education level- time at current residenceHere are some things to look for from an Insurance prospective:1.

Hi @CpThere are lots of tools out there that can help answer these questions in a relatively automatic fashion. 

YUP old fashioned.. cash.. but I'm the owner and don't like sharing a % with someone else to collect my money.

My stepmother is very good at this as well, buying and selling primarily antiques and jewelry.

Banks are prevented by law from owning RE that is not necessary for day to day operations so they need to dispose of it in a timely fashion.