Even if afterwards, is there a hot line or something?

So probably there's enough left over out of 10% to cover big CAPEX items that will come up over time like roof, AC condensers, hot water heaters, and so on.

Properties are hot, and rents are going up between 5%-10%.

INSTALL 2 MISSING SHOWER CURTAINS & RODS.

I know yellow letters is the hot thing to do right now.

You are right, Austin is a hot market with multiple offers on most new listings that are priced under $250k.

It is definitely a great time to start investing and Houston is a hot market for it as well.

Yes, late fees are hot topic in CA.

Then you have to go back to the other laws that base it on market value, so you then have to show that putting 5K of new windows in didn't increase the market value, or the new hot water heater doesn't change the MV.

My market (San Diego) is extremely hot and the seller knows he can get what he is asking for his property but had it on the market for a while, fell out of escrow and his contract with realtor expired.I think the margins will be so slim that it probably won't fly for a wholesale flip BUT how do I know what will work for a buy and hold investor?