Maybe a new water line if one freezes.  

Per Rentometer.com the avg. 4 Bed Rent in that area is $1,443 and the median is $1,298. 

vacancy is an imaginary cost that you estimate upfront to ensure your investment can sustain itself and actually make money. you do not need to put aside any amount of money every month, as long as you have a reserve account with enough to cover your mortgage payment when the time comes. to make life easier, some investors will put this percentage aside every month to fund their reserve account, but it truly can come from your pocket, a line of credit, or any other vehicle you use.

So like if you had a 65k house, you could only wrap $1300 of the closing costs into the loan or something along those lines. 

So please if there is a #contractor, #real #estate #attorney or #architect that understands #permitting in #DC please respond.We have a property in Southeast Washington DC, that was originally a Duplex and it was converted to one big 5 bed 3 bath unit by the owner.

She told me about 2 weeks ago that she is listing a home 1 block away from it, 3 bed 2 bath 1600 sq ft  with 6500 sq ft lot.  

With the holding costs and risk involved the return is not that great.Asking : 250kARV Gut rehab , A plus rehab : 475 KARV cosmetic rehab : Not sure1.5 story , unfinished basement4 bed , 2 bath - 1700 Sq ftMy question is : When should we consider a gut vs cosmetic rehabFew things I thought about :1.

I was thinking more along the lines of a 'travel expense' write-off from the business, ultimately treating my unit as a rent/travel expense/hotel which is why I was getting confused.

I’ve done it a few times and know many investors that have done it over and over and never had a loan called.Bottom line is yes, you can do it.

I'm going to have flyers printed and go to businesses around town using the flyer as a segway to introduce myself and hand out a business card.I have a speaker lined up to talk but here's my questions.How do I fill up an hour of time and keep people interested enough to come back?