Just please ensure that the new purchase will cash flow.

In the future, never return a security deposit back until you have keys, CT you have 30 days to return the deposit, especially if they pay by check each month, you want to ensure it clears.  

Does anyone have a detailed scope of work they dont mind sharing. Id really like to see exactly what my lender is expecting before I submit my SOW. Any help or advise would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

However, the youngest daughter is a wild card and poses an issue when it comes to me receiving it.What are some suggested ways to ensure that the current owner, who wants me to receive the house, is able to successfully edit the ownership to make me the sole owner?

I know I will make mistakes, but I want my mistakes to be as small as possible, so as to ensure success in the future. 

There are guarantees in investing.However, there are easy and basic steps you can take to ensure you're lined up with the right person.

With my rental properties, once I reach a certain amount of equity I will begin to subcategorize my properties into separate LLCs to ensure I am maximizing my "protection"I could go on and on, but I hope this gives you a little insight to the point of, there are many ways to structure it.

You would need to ensure its legal in your area, but in Wa State we write it into the leases that we will be using RUBS for their water/sewer/electric costs since they arent metered separately. 

I had my second guest (The single guy coming through for 1 night)checking in at 3:00pm so I had my housekeeper meet me at the property to ensure the meticulous checklist I had crafted for her to follow as she cleaned, took inventory, and replaced used toiletries and coffee products.

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.