To me that says major leaks getting worse, or a car wash / laundromat operating out of the building. :-)Ryan, Brian may also have specific recommendations for a contractor for you.

You'll need to build relationships wherever you're operating.

Could I operate these as individual businesses that never share funds?

They are usually found in the lender's operation who has a contract to sell into Fannie/Freddie and are not actual Fannie/Freddie employees.

At some point, we all have to take the plunge, whether it's buying your first property or even if you want to be a brain surgeon you first have to operate on a cadaver or something!

Hud is extremely harsh on activity it can find operating outside of their established mechanisms!

As the owner of a sizable property management operation, we charge 1 month's rent for this service.

Colony Capital has an extensive global footprint and corresponding infrastructure, with over 250 employees operating in a total of 12 offices in the following 9 countries: China, England, France, Italy, Lebanon, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan and the United States.

-Permit cost-Plumbing cost to hook up all lines and get operational-Electric: Cost to hook up the homeThe above are not necessarily ALL the costs.

But you're not going to get people to give you 100% of the down payment and operating cash and let you retain, say, 50% ownership.And, syndication involve a non-trivial amount of legal work.