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I'll start to check in on the property daily to make sure work is being completed in a timely manner and ensure quality is up to my expectations. 

One time the garbage removal company had secretly had one of the property maintenance guys sign for a 6-year contract.When your management company goes out to get bids for new severice contracts they should do so in accordance with your vendor bid policy to ensure you get the best service for the least amount of money.

Part of buying it right is ensuring it's not difficult to let go of, that it's easy to rent and the purchase + rehab are less than ARV.

I ensure I have flood insurance...and yes, figure those numbers into the BP rental calculator.  

I can only speak for us, but we don't cut corners on our rehabs, because we want to ensure lower maintenance costs.

In Texas for example there are restrictions that there can be no more than 7 homes per acre as a means to ensure that septic will not cause pollution (some counties restrict one septic per acre, but you can get around this with a larger commercial system for multiple homes...).  

Yes, it is time consuming; and yes, you do take a risk of your application being turned down; but there are many steps you can take ahead of time to help ensure success.FIRST, before you even consider writing a grant, make sure you have on file the kinds of documents you'll need for most grant submissions: Mission statementBy-laws and articles of incorporationOrganizational chartOrganizational historyAudit or, if an audit is not required, a financial statementFavorable newspaper articles about your organizations, and other PR materialsSufficient copier paper, FedEx packages, binders, dividers, etc.Having these at the ready will make the writing process go much easier.SECOND, after you've done your homework and isolated a funding source to which you want to apply, READ THE APPLICATION CAREFULLY.

I had a listing 2 years ago that ended without a sale and it was a nightmare after, so Im curious if there's a way to ensure that doesn't happen this time.

To secure ourselves from the risk, we would ensure a detailed operating agreement is in place along with a personal guarantee from all of us, to ensure no one person gets left holding the bag if all hell breaks loose.Wanted to get a perspective from people who have done this before and things to keep in mind.