Apply For Grants Some towns offer transitional and developing neighborhood homes at very steep discounts.

When I applied for the refinance it would have lowered the mortgage by $150 per month. 

Just like how your properties now effect your DTI - You would use the IRS for 8825 to report your income like you would on a schedule E and then it would be applied to your taxes depending on the percent of ownership.  

Professionals first prepare the surface by lightly sanding it, and making minor repairs, hen applying a primer, and a few coats of an acrylic-based paint.

Do I have to start applying to different brokers as we regularly do in Corporate world?

The B&B rules can apply even for if you do something as simple as have prepared foods, like pastries, waiting for them.  

Clearly, if there is no tenant in place, there is no one other than the owner to pay the expense.The way to parse this all is is like this:Gross Scheduled Base Rentplus Scheduled Expense Reimbursements= Total Gross Scheduled Income (this is the total you would expect if no loss from vacancy)less Vacancy Allowance (typically as a percentage of total gross)= Gross Operating Incomeless Operating Expenses= Net Operating IncomeBy applying the vacancy allowance to the total of the base rent plus reimbursements, you automatically account for the impact of vacancy on those reimbursements.I have to thank you for asking this questions, because I needed a reminder to finish a two-part article on this topic.

I don't know if you've been told but its awesome what you guys do and,  that there is a forum where us little fish can come to get useful knowledge and apply it to what it is we all are trying to accomplish.Thanks again,

Thank you for your feedback, @Michael ParisThere was definitely lots of moisture on the floor, but unfortunately the contractor didn't check the moisture level after applying the sealant which we realized now was a mistake.

They are building the larger houses and selling them to people who are moving into them, so future vacancy rates don't apply.