It is actually for sale the owners had the property for almost half a century I am in the middle of finding everyone needed for the project before I fill out the application for private money.

I'd say close to half don't even ask me what updates I did to the property unless I volunteer the info. 

The rental seems the easiest way.

The only smooth FSBO transaction is one where the buyers agent does the work for both sides for only half of the usual pay.  

That imo is by far the easiest and cheapest way to get a portfolio.

Otherwise if she's not okay with you keeping some of the deposit and you can't get a meter reading, then take the last year's worth of readings and take the highest bill and charge her half of that. 

Here in Kitchener with a duplex while living in it, it appears I will have to foot about half of the expenses.

They charge half month rent.

An hour and a half, straight down I-8 puts you in El Centro. 

Mindy Jensen....THANK YOU....at the time he did the reverse mortgage I didn't agree with the decision; however, after losing half a million dollars in investments, he is at an advantage by having it.