Quote from @JD Martin: Quote from @Elizabeth NA: Good evening Alesa, I am reaching out because I would love to speak with you about your experience as I have found myself in a VERY similar situation with Cyrus Gordon and have found he has been sued over 5 times in New jersey including from me.

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Hey Denny - For rehab costs, a good place to start is breaking things down room by room and getting rough estimates for common repairs like the roof, HVAC, kitchen, light cosmetics, etc.

., I think there's a lot to building a "community" like feel for your tenants that may include events, giveaways, etc., to get them to engage with you and elevate their living experience.  

@Adedayo Adetunji people that break into a property & occupy it are called "squatters".On September 24, 2014, three new Michigan Statutes went into effect to make squatting a crime and give landlords more options to remove them (see Michigan HB 5069/PA223, HB 5070/PA224, HB 5071/PA225).

As for holding a home and building another one - be sure to include carrying costs of the first home while building the second.  

I am using the BRRRR Calculator and was wondering if Homeowners Insurance estimate was included somewhere or if I had to manually enter it somewhere? 

Just because some fellow investor includes it on her or his log, does not mean it flies - unless this investor was audited and won.

After all expenses, including PITI, we net on average $700/month.

To add value to the property, we undertook extensive renovations including the removal of over 40 yards of trash, installation of a new septic system and wall-hung boiler, and a new well pump.