If you want something that looks nice Article and Castlery have some great looking stuff without breaking the bank too bad ($2-3K range).

Head over to bank rate or and take a look at the mortgage calculators, plug in the numbers and get an idea of what the property needs to generate to satisfy the intended debt.You still have to underwrite the deal for the non-finance expenses as well(typically 40-50% of the gross rents). 

Many banks wont touch deals that are sub 90% occupancy, so you could negotiate short term seller financing to help give you runway to make the building bankable for a refinance while you reposition it.

The reason for this email is that we need to schedule a call with a representative about our direct deposits to our bank account, we keep having the same problem every month.

Most jurisdictions have adopted ABA Model Rule 7.3 which makes it an ethical violation.As for the reason some clients want CPA's who have real estate investments themselves, CPA's can be experts in all kinds of things but not in all things.

You may have to put more money down (10-15%), but you can close, in a LLC, with no worries about banks.

The moment the first payout hits your bank account, all that goes away.

Start by talking to a bank/loan officer to see how much you can borrow. 

But ultimately the responsibility lies in my hands.I jumped on a seesaw of risk hoping that the momentum would catapult my bank account into six figures only to find out the hard way that flipping houses isn’t as easy as I had predicted.This house was purchased for $64,000 with an expected rehab of $100k to $120k depending on how much work the dilapidated and neglected house needed.The midwest is lovely but the houses carry the weight of weather storms nearly a century old leading to more damage than a beginning investor could expect.The appraisal came in at $225k for my lender meaning our all-in cost would be around 85% of the sales price worst case.

I also have $100,000 in the bank, and I'm trying to figure out what steps to take next.