Its not necessary forever but if you buy a struggling facility, you will want to ramp up as quickly as possible and that inevitably involves dinner time calls.I just scratched the surface here and I know the questions I asked arent the easy ones to answer but you dont want to be one of those people who gets a couple years into investing to realize that your ladder was against the wrong wall (I speak from experience).Hope that helps.Mike

Current tenants have never had rent raised.Leases:Unit 3: One year; expires August 31, 2017Unit 4: (did not scan; at home; will send this evening; pretty sure 1 yr lease ending summer/fall 2017.)Unit 5: 6 month, expires June 30, 2017 (just renewed)Unit 6: 6 month; expires May 31, 2017All rented.Asking price $135K2016 (est) Repairs: $1,100Improvements: $1500Rental income: $18,000Annual recurring expensesWater $840Trash $912Snow/Lawn $750Property Tax $2,700Insurance $2,100Rent (@ 100% occupancy)Units 1 and 2: $12,360($515*12)*2Units 3 and 4: $12,600($525*12)*2Total rental income at 100%: $24,960Improvements to units 3 and 4Roof 4 yrs oldNew toiletsHot water heaters 4 yrs oldFoundation drain installed both units 3 yrs ago; warrantied for life; transferableNew rugs; walls paintedImprovements to units 2Foundation drain installed unit 3 summer 2016; warrantied for life; transferableNew carpets and paintImprovements to units 1 and 2New roof scheduled for mid-January.I would appreciate any thoughts.Bill

The property is townhouse sharing walls with neighbors, now neighbor said they also have cockroaches.The pest control company said that Cockroaches are in-door ones, brought by residents.

And if it does go out, electric wall units would probably be the cheaper option than having ducting done and a furnace installed.

I don't like the damage some tenants cause moving heavy appliances to walls and doorways.

COE last week, rain this week, new flip is flooding, the ceilings are urinating all over the "plush carpet", the textured walls are now 99% wet, and I have a crying new millennial buyer soaking tears in IPA's by the growler full! 

I had two instances of this last month in century old house I manage that have little to no insulation and plumbing in outside walls.

Is anyone using barn wood or designer wall planks for an accent wall on flips?

The tenant found out that the next door neighbor is smoking inside their unit and the smoke is seeping through their walls and/or the ventilation system.

Here is what we are estimating right now, so we would appreciate any feedback if anything is missing, not estimated high enough or much too high.Exterior- Roof, siding, lawn, driveway, etc. all in good conditionInterior- Demo $500 (removing carpets, flooring, etc.)Drywall Repair $1000 (various holes in walls and ceiling up to 1-2' across)Plumbing $300 (two new toilets, fixtures)Front Door Replace $300Electrical $300 (electrical box has a circuit breakers hanging loose)Interior Paint $2500Cabinets/Countertops $3000Carpet/Flooring $4500Kitchen Appliances $3000 (buying refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher used)Totalling roughly $15500 and this includes labor cost.