I am still obligated on the interest payment regardless of how much has been deployed but that is worked into the fund proforma and can be covered by deal cashflow.As to resale price, one of the last one's I did I sold for $125K and had a private loan for $85K which I wrapped.

Real numbers- purchase 907k,rehab , closing costs, soft costs, 840k, all in 1.747 mil, basis for each unit should be roughly 291kappraisal of each unit minimum 400k , so 2.4 mil if for all 6.I might refi only 4 out of 6, that will cover initial loan amount.

- FYI: it's only illegal to try to rent it out, the property owner can usually legally live in a nonconforming basement unit.If you do all this you may still negatively cashflow each month, so make sure your income can cover and/or your cash reserves.If you do this successfully, you will learn more in 1-2 years than you would reading here on BP for 5+ years:)Good luck:)

I would be looking to use hard money to cover the costs of renovations.

., $700) to cover this, or are there other strategies for handling utilities in this situation?

I can only come out of pocket to cover mortgage so long.  

I am based out of the Santa Rosa Century 21 Office but I cover all of Sonoma County and beyond.My very first purchase was a Duplex where I lived in one unit and rented out the other for rental income.

Price RangeDefine your financial boundaries based on available capital and borrowing ability:For Class A & B, financing typically covers 75%-80% of the purchase price, allowing you to buy properties in the $6M-$12M range if you have $2.3M total cash.For Class C & D, due to higher risk, the price range might be reduced to $5M-$10M with the same cash.5.

Find a great real estate attorney to help you with:1) Putting a lien on the property, with your aunt's consent, to cover any work you do.- Ask the attorney if your aunt & dad need to authorize lien, or just aunt.2) Understanding your options to force payoff of the lien.- Ask attorney how you can enforce collecting on the lien when you need to.3) Getting full control of the property, while allowing your aunt to keep her ownership.- Have attorney draw up a contract to do this.Suggest you offer your dad some cash, now or in the near future, to motivate him to transfer his ownership to you.It may not work out, but you will learn a lot either way!

There is so much to cover and so many different directions you could go.