Learn how to utilize a LOC to pay your current mortgage down over the next couple of years in order to gain equity in your current home.

Doing so, if any damage is caused it is actually a federal crime-With an accepted bid, you might be able to activate the utilities. 

My tenants pay for all utilities, but my rentals are all single family properties.

Whether you're a fix and flipper or landlord investor another type of real estate investor, what are the current resources you are utilizing to get your deals funded? 

We are fortunate enough to have a situation where we are living for free (minus taxes and utilities) so we wouldn't have to actually live through the flip and can wait to find the right deal.

Glad to see you are utilizing a property manager right from the get go.

If you put yourself in the rational consumer’s shoes, you would consider the total cost of each of the following housing options:A) a monthly mortgage payment + utilities + insurance + taxes on a single family home that you buyB) a monthly rental payment + utilities on a 3 bedroom single family home that you rent C) a monthly rental payment + lot rent + utilities on a 3 bedroom mobile home rental that you rent D) a monthly mortgage payment + lot rent + utilities + insurance + taxes on a 3 bedroom mobile home that you own (own the home and rent the land)A deal breaker for me is a situation where there’s <$200 spread between options A/B and C/D.  

Address: 909 6th Ave Oroville WA 98844NOI: $717Cashflow: $487Cash on Cash ROI: 18.90 %---------------------------------------------PriceOffer Price: $69,794---------------------------------------------IncomeRent: $1,172 @ 105 %Other Income: $0Total: $1,172---------------------------------------------ExpensesInterest: 3.88 %Mortgage: $230Tax: $45HOA: $0Vacancy: $59 @ 5 %Insurance: $59 @ 5 %Utilities: $0 (renters pay)Repairs: $88 @ 8 %CapEx: $88 @ 8 %Property Management: $117 @ 10 %Total: $685---------------------------------------------Total InvestmentDown Payment: $20,938 @ 30 %Closing Cost: $3,000Rehab Cost: $6,979 @ 10 %Total: $30,918

@Chris SeveneyWhen demand is high and supply low........Sometimes, the best deal is the one you pass on.That being said, utilizing creativity, which depends on many aspects, such as knowledge, experience, ability, etc., can lead to returns far above the risk related thresh hold.Since we are unable to find a satisfactory number of commercial notes we can buy at a large discount and restructure, we have done some creative type investments.

While there are the more obvious expenses such as utilities and insurance, do appraisers add additional ones that they subjectively determine should be included, such as cap-ex?