We believed that the main portion of that fee would go towards the tax strategy portion where your designated ‘tax team’ would help you create a customized ‘tax strategy plan’ to minimize your taxes moving forward, while the tax preparation for a simple portfolio like ours was thought to cost no more than $2k of the total fee.

He then went onto their website online and researched their property management online and was shocked.

Just doing quick numbers - that total loan would be $1400 at 8% with the insurance and taxes you mentioned.

Here's a summary of my situation as an example: The unit I currently live in would rent for $2200My second unit is currently rented for $2700I rent my garages out for $350For the next duplex I would live in one unit & rent the other for $2200 I currently get paid $80k a year or $6667 per month.75% (2200+2700+2200) + 350 + 6667 = $12342 per month in incomeMy current mortgage is 2950, my next would be 3300, and my student loan is 250 = $6500 total debt.6500/12342 = 52.7% DTI

Smaller, outdated homes down the street have sold for significantly higher than what I estimate the total cost of the job would be.  

Can I just download a California Real Estate Purchase Agreement template from online, fill it out and move forwards with that? 

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If you condense the question it seems to be a decision around total return vs. total risk. 

Total payments amounted to $900 for last year.

For the lease agreement, you can find templates online or through a real estate agent.