Our current portfolio:-Florida SFH: Mortgage (includes HOA and PM company) = $2100.

If I do end up purchasing a duplex for 299k, I would be living in one for about a year and rent out the other at 1300/month, In which I would still be paying out of pocket for the mortgage (est. 2122/month as per zillow) not including the other expense.

This was included in the initial contract we signed when we put the $1,500 deposit.

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'Despite attempts to communicate with the tenant since December, including two attempts to arrange key collection on the 29th, I've received no response.

It had 1 source for all utilities so utilities were included.

So you take 20% of the gross which includes all fees like cleaning plus 100% of the cleaning?

There is another list coming and I'll include them.