I know that the yellow letter is that industry standard but I am afraid that it will get lost in the shuffle with other competition. 

Landlords that are afraid to be in control should be using a PM to manage their properties.  

As in - if you want to take an aggressive position and are not afraid to defend it in case you're audited, then...Here is one possible answer, out of many that could come out of a thorough analysis.the apartments can be considered in service since Oct 2018, so you can probably deduct your entire mortgage interest and your entire holding costs such as taxes and insurancerehab costs should be allocated to the different parts of the property as much as possibleonce each respective part of the property is ready to be placed in service, its portion of the rehab kicks insome pieces of that partial rehab, like appliances and carpets, could be immediately deductedother parts (which is possibly most of the rehab) will have to be slowly depreciated over 27.5 years for the residential units and 39 yours for the shopsonly some work specific to the apartments might qualify as repairs, and it has be evaluated by a tax proYes, it's complicated.

I was afraid that'd be the case.

., lyingin this case, i'm afraid neighbors are right, as most of them found cesspools when they bought homes, and had to convert to septic, and there are a number of cesspools in this rural area -- the law is only enforced at the time of transferaz state law, seller required to do inspection, no exceptions for hud or anyone else

Investors should not be afraid to hold firm on their lower offers. 

Don't be afraid to negotiate!

I'm just afraid of not keeping enough in the company and how to wing that - figuring it out as I go but I know for a fact if we make a profit I want to share it as without the staff we wouldnt be making one.

*The owner wants to try and sell the property for $200k, but we are afraid if he is successful, and the note is not legally binding, that he may not pay back any of the money owed. 

I enjoy a challenge, not afraid of a little risk, and always wanting to learn.