Then in my bigger unit I decided to use the $1.98 a sqft LVP and I have had nothing but problems. thought if I spent a little more and got the water proof stuff it would be better.

For example, you can show the services you performed and the approximate number of hours spent by using an appointment book, calendar, or narrative summary.Doesn’t even need to be contemporaneous logs. 

Deeper discountsMaybe I’m wrong but worst case scenario is that I spent money, learned a lesson and helped some people out.

I had spent time working on these and getting buyers for them (because they didn't show as "sold" on the MLS when I first started working on them) so I essentially wasted my time on stale deals. 

Expenses that don’t go up as fast take less of a bite as the ARV increases, leaving more room to (slightly) increase the purchase price plus rehab limit to 75% of ARV.We use this rule of thumb for screening, but always create a spreadsheet to estimate all expenses and run a P&L in detail for comparison.

Additionally, we asked the new contractor for the $17,500 back since he wasn't able to complete any of the project after the demolition and the roof and he declined to give it to us because he said he'd already spent the money.

That means a lot more time and money will be spent by the owner doing an ejectment rather than a simple eviction.Seek professional legal advice before moving forward with any of the above.Hope this helps. 

There’s been many times I have spent way more than $4500 without finding a deal.

Exclusions.Certain work, such as time spent as an investor reviewing financial statements or participating in management decisions without active involvement, may not count towards the 750-hour requirement.As always, talk to your CPA to make sure that you meet the criteria above.If you do, there are many helpful benefits to you.

I spent $15,758 in soft costs and $38,572 for slab, plumbing ground and inspections up to that point.