You have to be careful about throwing good money after bad, and more importantly, spending your time and attention on garbage, rather than on something good and fulfilling.

It folds up and fits into a small garbage bag for storage.

Here's what I generally pay (remember, this is my area, my contractors, etc, so it may not be apples-to-apples in your area):Water Heater plus Expansion Tank: $125 (done by plumber)Gas Range: $25 (done by plumber)Fridge Water Line: $15-25 (done by handyman)Dishwasher: $75 (done by plumber)Garbage Disposal: $50 (done by plumber)Built-In Microwave: $40 (done by handyman)Washer/Dryer, plus Venting: $25 (done by handyman)Oftentimes, my project manager will do most of these things, so it's actually free, but if I'm paying my contractors, this is about what I expect.

Garbage out, Garbage in... ;-) FWIW, the drawers actually seem fairly-well made on the stock cabinets at the depot, certainly better than the 1980's cabinets they replaced.

Often the stuff put in as miscellaneous is just garbage fees that you should try to negotiate away with the closing agent; have them itemize and explain those for your better understanding.

For my 196s0 apartmemt complex I decided to add a large compost bin and reduce the size of the garbage dumpster.

- insurance (-2000)- water (-2000)- common electric (-1200)- garbage (-1000), it is included in my HIGH taxes, I'm sure it is not in your 4300cash on cash = 9.4%I call this RETAIL

If you bring any investor a garbage deal, they'll put you on the back-burner and ignore anything you have to say.REI is all about networking, and the more your name gets out that your over charging on sub-par properties listed on the MLS, the less people will want to work with you.If your honest, professional, and you genuinely bring a few good deals to someones attention, 99% of the time he'll do business with you again.

What should you expect to pay for utilities (water, garbage, sewer, etc.)?

The carpets were filthy, there was trash (not garbage, but junky trash) all over the place.