But you don't give keys until two things happen: they have paid, and they have put utilities into their own name - you have to verify the utilities with the various companies involved.Move-in checklist is something you'll want to do when you give them the keys; if you do it after, they could have made some damages and not admit to those damages.

-Calculating expenses (I read an article about being able to calculate them on a napkin to estimate positive or negative cash flow), but I do not know where to find these numbers, including HOA costs, utilities and whatnot, mortgage, vacancies, etc.

-Calculating expenses (I read an article about being able to calculate them on a napkin to estimate positive or negative cash flow), but I do not know where to find these numbers, including HOA costs, utilities and whatnot, mortgage, vacancies, etc.

If this isn't a required utility we can choose to do nothing and perhaps a tenant isn't even interested in a land line.

I know multiple brand new officers who rent $1,300/month one bedroom apts (not including utilities) with additional $150/month garage fees.

Twitter and G+ have been so-so but at the same time, I probably don't utilize either as much as I should.As James Vermillion said, for the real estate trade specifically, it's hard to beat the social value in BiggerPockets.

. *** Utilize 80% of the ARV in your calculations.2.Establish Days on Market through market research.3.From that – subtract repair costs4.From that – subtract finance charges5.From that – subtract holding costs6.From that – subtract RE commissionsWhat is left with is what I can pay.

I am currently visiting Mumbai so gimme a few weeks until Im back to my Sports Illustrated quality pics in CA j/k :)

We thought $200,000 per lot would be the max we could justify (still would need to pay all school fees, utility extensions, park fee of $10,000, permits, etc., PLUS all the other building and development costs) Some foreign investors made an offer for $585,000 for both lots, telling the seller they can close in 10 days and construct the house in 90 (right.... but I digress).

To structure it any other way would seem to miss the point entirely.Kama Ward- If I hear what you're saying correctly, it is that the biggest problem with raising funds in this manner is the accountability and transparency with which you must utilize any funds raised.