And yeah, 15-20% was what I was normally seeing as far as an overrun which is where the contingency came from. 

Otherwise they'll think "Eh, why not lease it to a 'normal' tenant?"

I used broker physical fuels...bad or new traders would treat rail cars or vessels of diesel like trading contracts/paper.

That could leave you the emergency fund and money for a good used car.

@Mary LopezYou could use a DSCR commercial lender which will allow you to close in an LLC with 30yr fixed options and better rates than normal local commercial lenders.

No one  (aside from ideologues) seriously considers bitcoin a currency anymore, and there are secure ways to store your bitcoin using hardware wallets but it's tough to convince normal people to do it which I think will hamper it's adoption.

In todays environment of back to historically normal interest rates and higher home values - now really is not a great time to buy.

Same way you would calculate it in normal investing - once the property is 5+ units, it gets a little more nuanced.

Get a B class property with a normal tenant.

Investors made offers to other investors to be bought out at 75 cents on the dollar (pretty normal process in trust deed lending - either stay in the deal until the end - or get out now at a discount.)