I hated it, because it didn't have some functionality that Quicken has, which is what I had been using.

Appliances - get with a local appliance repair shop, and put yourself on a rotating schedule for maintenance, and just make it happen.  

The only factor involved in this case, is how many homes you can garner using cash versus financing and this will determine the function of your risk. 

It's a perfect first property for me but there's no way I'd be able to get a mortgage without utilities functioning.

For example: if you had to replace a toilet you could classify that expense as plumbing or bathroom and use a sumif function on the master to capture each dollar amount spent in each category on each unit.

If you can't reach an agreement with the seller, you guys should be able to mutually cancel the contract (check with your real estate agent)Also three bed/one bath would be considered "functionally obsolescent" you may want to consider putting in a half bath if the space allows.I tend to agree with Owen though, it may not be a good idea for your first project.

I will confess that I have been maintaining my own "cork board" on one of my internal VMs ... it's cumbersome, but far less maddening than BP's "search" function :-)While I'm being a polite nag ... could we also add the ability to arrange our colleagues into a hierarchy of groupings?

Hey Michael, Found this thread through search function.

Does your vehicle have a navigation feature with a similar function?

Totally different space from SFR, which are being marketed as value a function of income - simply not true.And to your point on Clothier's business - agreed.