Just picked up David Greene's book and excited about the opportunities that are out there. 

Hi all,Long-time lurker finally looking to make real connections in the New Jersey area.

@Skyler Chaney as @Jake DeAtley said, it may be very difficult to get a contractor to show up to bid work because they are all swamped - most guys I talk to are booked out for months and are turning down work nearly every day.

So over the last year I've been educating myself hardcore on RE and I think I'm ready to finally jump.

In relation to my previous question, why do most sites and books recommend estimating certain expenses as a % of rent?

It does state  any delays due to things beyond the contractors control will add time and possibly extra charges to the final price .

Hello everyone, I am asking for your personal favorite books!

Upon closing and finalizing the loan, I realized the mortgage / taxes / insurance / PMI totaled out to $640 a month, which isn't bad in my opinion, but a little more than the $550 I was hoping for.

In this case, you'd get to keep the previous tenant's full last month rent payment for the final month of their lease (November) because there was no overlap and they were responsible for the entire term of their lease agreement.Example #2 - Same beginning as the above scenario but the new tenant you find can move in a little sooner, on November 15th instead of December 1st. 

Could anyone recommend any books?