At this point I'm inclined to average fuel usage over the last few years and come up with a heat included number to add to the rent.

However, I have helped a couple people with extremely basic home layouts when they were in the process of remodeling their home.

Pros: Diverse job market, low unemployment, great resilience during recessions, nice appreciation, 1% rule can be hit if you look hard enough, great economy, good schools, Midwest nice.Cons: Extreme weather at times (hot/humid summers, tornadoes/hail, brutal cold in Jan/Feb), high insurance premiums, property taxes also really high.

I'm not an expert, however, I am extremely experienced and if I dont have the answer I know where to find it!

This is an extremely unusual practice, never seen this in 15 years of my investing career.

I'm an investor and property manager who is extremely knowledgeable about the Garland area.

When I started, I used a $64K HELOC, and today, I’ve grown it into a $3,000,000+ portfolio.That being said, BE EXTREMELY PICKY with your first property.

Keeping investor money safe in this environment requires extreme amounts of investigation. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Establishing a relationship with a few of them locally or nationally [if you have a network] would be extremely beneficial.