Staging varies in cost, 1% and a minimum is common (200K).  

This is a pretty common misconception.

It is common that when we purchase a property that is in a community that has a HOA that I am responsible for up to six months in the rears of HOA fees.

Hi @Amanda T.So, first, additional rent is typically charged in multi-tenant buildings with common areas, and each tenant pays their pro rata share of the costs of taxes, insurance and common area costs depending on their floor area.

(A gross lease and with some utilities covered).Thank you for your time and advice!

So based off this calculation I determined that my portfolio is strong enough to move on with my expansion plan into a new market.Business expenses as % of total expenses : 70% 1) Fixed Expenses: a)Monthly Mortgages: 45% b)Property Taxes: 18.7%c)Utilities Expenses: 14.8% d)Licenses & Insurance: 5.4% 2) Variable expense - Water bills + repair expense : 16%Personal Expense as % of total expenses: 30% My monthly living expensesa)Housing: 39.7%b)Child Care: 25.4%c)Living expense: 22.2%d) Food: 7.9 %e) Insurance: 4.8Income 1) Total Income - 100% A) Rental Income: 42% B) Wage income (W-2) : 26 % C) House Flipping Revenue: 23% D) Property Management Revenue: 5% E) Stocks/Dividends: 4% Please let me know if you would like help walking through this process as it has been super helpful to understand my financial situation or send you the spread sheet I used.

This is a very common fraud.

Hey all,I live in a condo here in Southern California that I co-own with my parents as "Tenants in Common."

The credit utilization is really taking a toll on his score at the moment. 

Most do not past the common sense test.