The one positive thing that came of these five months is that I have read as much material as possible, networked with investors and agents, and soaked up a lot of good information.

Mindy,I have had a Meth test completed on one house that I ended up  keeping for a rental due to my walk through and finding drug material. 

How large are the windows, what is the facade material, and will they be operable or fixed? 

We removed almost all of the charred material, had a fire damage cleaning company come in, and of course disputed of smirking fibrous.

My understanding with this is they are generally responsible for rent collection, tenant management, repairs & maintenance (small landscaping, supervision of subcontractors - which I approve and the bill is then send to me), maintaining records and such.Being my first month with my first property I was a bit surprised to see the 8% fee in addition to-Meet electrician for repairs and updates to fire alarm. 1.5 hours- $50Trip and installation charge for unit 1 window (without cost of materials)- $35Repair broken handrails (without cost of materials)- $30Cut and trim, clean loose debris- $35Unit 4 late rent collection (time contacting, travel to meet)- $25This adds $175 to the 8% ... my question is- what then is the 8% for?

So I'm going tokeep my money and buy some other learning material.

. $2 sq/ft including material and labor. 

Rehab budget around $20K - $25K and 4-5 week timeline.While I have my own thoughts on the rehab, I thought it would be interesting to crowdsource input from this forum on particular items, such as:Pergola in backyard:1) Keep it2) Remove it3) Replace canopy (if so, which material)?

Also I plan on turning this into a full rental once I can refi out of the FHA so I wonder if you guys have any tips on the rehab as far as cost savings and material recommendations?  

Did the quote from your contractor include materials?