Here’s a few sources referencing that method (http://www.jwbrealestatecapital.com/how-much-rental-income-to-holdback-for-maintenance-and-repairs/, http://www.zillow.com/blog/investing-101-estimating-rental-property-expenses-94824/, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/much-should-landlord-allocate-monthly-maintenance-repairs-80019.html, http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2012/05/29/look-at-maintenance-costs-before-leaping-into-homeownership). 

@Matthew Paul for that money that you have allocated to real estate investing, aren't you actually losing 2% a year to inflation.

If one bill collector is calling the tenant every pay day, they will likely see the money that should be allocated to rent.With September rent coming due in a week or so, it may be wise to take a proactive approach.  

There are others who maximize leverage, think that you can easily build a cap-ex fund over time (hint: cap-ex issues aren't linear), and don't insulate themselves.Side note: if the market doesn't go down then those highly leveraged investor with no cash sitting in a "wasted" reserve fund will get a higher ROI based on their capital allocation.  

However, I have a comfortable allocation of secured funds for investing and there other reasons I believe I'd qualify for other loan options.My question is, how do I see about getting additional pre-qualifications on identified properties/home values without lenders pulling my credit?

Medicaid issued AL allows for housing, insurance, guardian and attorney fees if any, and a PNA, and community spousal allocation if applicable.  

As a newbie I'm trying to allocate current assets into a plan to grow rapidly and trade up into Commercial Apartments. 

The LLC (being taxed as a partnership), will report the property's gain on its LLC tax return and will issue Schedule K-1's to each partner/member reflecting each partner/member's allocable share of the property's gain.The LLC (again taxed as a partnership), will not actually pay any tax, the LLC partners/members will actually pay the tax on the property gain at their reporting level based upon what was reported to them on their respective K-1's.

., not including the value of the land - you may need to allocate the total purchase price for the property if the purchase price of the building alone is not separately provided).

We also plan to move to  Austin, TX at some point after marriage.My main concern is whether or not I would be able to allocate resources (time and money) to investing with both my wife and original partner separately.