You can often call the utility company and get the past monthly average for the two years which might help.2: be sure to account for exterior maintenance including snow removal.All that said, if you are this far into evaluating, go take a look and see if it is something worth pursuing further.

Just go on craigslist and hotpads.... and study the areas.

I know I've read on here of accounts of folks refinancing multiple properties they already own into a single portfolio loan, but I don't know if that's different than trying to do so at the time of purchase.

I would also like to drop another 5% of ARV to account for risk to get the all in cost to 65% ($130k).  

Originally posted by Account Closed:@Thomas S.

Hey BP family I'm new to the community and real estate and was wondering how you would invest if you were me.I'm 25 years old and I already have all emergency expenses accounted for.

Mini accountant rant...If the difference between acceptable NOI and unacceptable NOI is the cost of lawn care, the investor isn't an investor.

I’m going to look for an account too.Thank you in advance 

Originally posted by Account Closed:@Lu Chen Careful picking a market!

By asking for owner financing, you aren't really providing a high level of credibility to the buyer if someone else comes along and shows them a bank statement with half-an-M in the account.