Eat to work with a Independent Broker that has access to numerous wholesale lenders across the country.

Closing costs will always eat into your profits the same way whether it's a sale, purchase, or refinance. 3.

The first few months of owning the property, its possible to have a repair or capex item that eats up your budgeted percentages for the next 2-3 years. 

-->https://www.zillow.com/homedet...Repairs were done to the bear minimum.Roof and some windows/doors have been replaced sometime in last 10 years..5 acre lotEach unit has 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath, eat in kitchen, and living room on the 2nd level.

Ease of access and7 plenty of parking, good places to eat, critical products or services that customers need in today's environment.

A lot of the Gary police and fire guys eat there.

For some, the $800 tax per LLC eats into cash flow so much that minimizing number of LLCs is a goal; for some, the $800 is a necessary evil that reduces their liability and helps them sleep better at night. 

Everyone has their niche and realtors are interested in moving lots of houses, fast, rather than just scooping up a bunch of stuff that has to be rehabbed, put back on the market, and eat the holding costs while waiting for a buyer. 

Devil's advocate point here for those saying that a PM that charges a renewal fee (and by that logic isn't "chasing away tenants") is the preferred option:You could very well be incentivizing the PM to keep crappy tenants (which sounds like the case for @Edward Brewington) because the PM wants a quick and easy lease renewal fee instead of dealing with the hassle of replacing tenants - which as I mentioned is not difficult to take a loss on as a PM. 6 eggs in one hand, 1/2 a dozen in the other.

I wouldn't have carried comprehensive and collision on a $1500 car either but then would expect to "eat it" if something happened.