Including utilities in the monthly rent is more likely to cost you and create problems.

We had someone get a ticket and pulled the carts for the rentals, probably cost us between 5-10% of total revenue but it was more important for us to keep our carts than not have them for an extended period.$2 mm house or not you will have headaches with carts regardless and in our experience it's just not worth the hassle.my recommendation is work a deal with a local place you can refer them to and get a small referral fee from.

I recently contacted them and they spent a lot of time trying to sell me on their mentoring program that costs an arm and leg.

They are typically the opposite of value adds in that they typically have a hands off cost more than the value added.Your broker is correct that Fannie/Freddie are not to use the rent from the ADU. 

You can cut the house off on 5 acres and sell for a little less than you paid for the total ($150,000 less). 

Yes, there are many free resources out there, but books are one of many low-cost educational pieces that pretty much everyone agrees are worth the cost.Happy reading! 

Many investors think that if they don’t qualify for REPS status, they won’t be able to benefit from a cost segregation study.

VA construction aka One Time Close is a great program to buy and build on a home.Keep in mind that some of the construction costs would need to be paid prior to closing.

That's $18,000 a month income and their costs are probably 1/3 that.

If yes to invest in NY, what would be the recommendation criteria that I can implement to protect me to some degree.