Reading Vanessa Peters book “the busy professionals guide to passive real estate investing” and in it she has a chart showing initial investment of 100k, 8% preferred return, 20% cash on cash return including sale of property, and 5 year hold.Each year she shows $8k return (years 1-4) then a $168k return in year 5 including the return of equity.

Great, there is a lot of guides and resources on managing properties here, and analyzing deals.

I'm new to this business, and feel as if Norada can really help guide me through this for the first time.

Seasonal workers, ski guides, raft guides, restaurant staff, etc. 

We are on a smaller scale (and without a designer on our team) so our solution is that we pick a target comp and use it as the fit and finish guide for our finishes.  

Here's a detailed guide on how to screen applicants: Application Screening Guide

More information can be found in Fannie Mae’s Selling Guide here: https://selling-guide.fanniemae.com/sel/b3-3.1-08/rental-income.Understanding how lenders interpret these tax forms is crucial for investors who plan to continue using full doc loans in the future.

Hopefully, whoever you’re working with is above board because they should guide you on this.

Here's a detailed guide on how to screen applicants: Application Screening Guide

Note buyer holds all control to guides and allowances.