This is a very complicated business.

Granite was out and quartz was in.....then certain types of granite, the less busy ones, made a comeback.

FHA rules require that a landlord allow an ESA if it is a reasonable accommodation.

Quote from @Michael K Gallagher: Quote from @A Rao: I invest in land and have done entitlement/zoning and other DD work successfully for years.A broker called me this morning on a property I have on a busy interesection and has a QSR client who likes the location, but does not want to do a ground lease, only a build to suit. 

Quote from @David Ojo: Hey @Emmanuel Ola, you can get up to $90k in 0% business credit cards for 12 months.

My suggestion would be to cap your utilities at a certain amount and have Tenants pay anything over that amount.That will help you manage your expenses, and also allow Tenants to gage their usage each month, and make adjustments if they don't want to go over the allotted amount.As far as collection, provide the bill showing any overages and just have them pay for it along with their rent. 

Hard money lenders focus more on the property’s value rather than your personal debt to income ratio (which traditional banks use) allowing for quicker approval and funding.

They were “earning my business” by doing an hour or two of extra work.

Hey Drew based on what you said about the inspection I would do an inspection contingency that would allow you to get the seller to cover some of the expenses through closing cost credits.

There's actually a moratorium that doesn't allow foreigners to buy most properties.