And once the new rules are made law we might have further pauses for lawsuits. 

A friend of mine in San Antonio had a similar situation.. she inherited a vague commercial lease and learned that the rules differ big-tiime from residential.

Of course these are West coast rules  CA OR WA.

We have very limited controls, but the advertisers seem to always find new creative ways to get around the rules we impose. 

So as a rule of thumb I have about $15,000 in reserves for capital expenditures.

These methods include: Detailed Engineering Cost ApproachDetailed Engineering Cost Estimate ApproachSurvey or Letter ApproachResidual Estimation ApproachSampling or Modeling ApproachExperience or “Rule of Thumb” ApproachIt’s important to understand the differences between the approaches including which one best fits your property and the reliability of each approach.DETAILED ENGINEERING COST APPROACHThis approach compiles the costs from construction and accounting reports to build a report.

As a general rule, I aim to achieve a net return of $800–$1,000+ per month for every $100,000 invested.

You will average about 0.8% rules here in Columbus with section-8 rents.

Hearings take place in the small claims court which is designed for non-attorney litigants and has relaxed procedures and rules of evidence. 

But generally speaking with the new landlord rules etc I wont fund occupied houses whether at auction or non Auction I want them vacant before we fund them.