The cost of the materials was $1,500, and including labor I’d estimate this cost me about $3,000.The property manager never ran this by me or gave me an indication these project would be completed.Our service agreement is clear that written consent is needed when costs exceed $1,000 and in this instance these were not repairs and requirements needed to rent the property.

Your best bet in this situation is to have rent cover the included utilities.

I will be delighted if you include me in your group. 

Hello, I'm new in this space and I'm looking for any investors in this area. Maybe I'm in the wrong room or just not enough people from Cali on this platform. Please let me know

In a work/money fix&flip partnership:The silent partner provides $1M.The working partner does all the work, including securing an additional $1.4M in financing for the LLC.The working partner keeps 2% of the capital immediately ($20k).After all rehab, fees, and finance expenses are deducted/repaid, the working partner takes 45% of net profit and silent partner takes 55%.You can assume the working partner has experience and it's not a take the 2% and run scam.

I also listen to Mike Zuber author of one rental at a time talk about learning your market which is a course he has that includes a spreadsheet that tracks sales so you know what's a good/great deal in the area of the investment. 

Cost on a 10K sqft shell(not including land) should be around $75 sqft.

A red flag is a warning for you to dig deeper.I recommend your offer to purchase include a requirement that the Seller provide all documentation and agree to sign an estoppel certificate (also called an estoppel form or agreement).

Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!

I've included an example below to help illustrate this.So different lenders have different rates (which do vary even for DSCR loans) but these are factors they all consider.See example below:DSCR < 1Principal + Interest = $1,700Taxes = $350, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $50Total PITIA = $2200Rent = $2000DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2000/2200 = 0.91Since the DSCR is 0.91, we know the expenses are greater than the income of the property.DSCR >1Principal + Interest = $1,500Taxes = $250, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $25Total PITIA = $1875 Rent = $2300DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2300/1875 = 1.23DSCR lenders generally let you vest either individually or as an LLC.