I estimated I needed about 20 doors to give myself a bit of a buffer in reaching my goals.Try to lay out some numbers that you can shoot for.

I suppose if that happened on a regular basis then you would need to get better at estimating your repair costs.

For the 8 plex I estimate the net operating income is $22,706.19 for the year.

You mentioned having a SOW available around what work needs to be done and estimates.

How quick you can give me estimate with detail on work?

At a glance I would guess that C's electricity for the first 10 days is on B's meter, if so the shares would be B=2328.895 (3541-1212.105) and C=3535.105 (2303+1212.105), 1212.105 is the estimated usage for C for the first 10 days based on the last 19 days.Hope that helps.

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Also, does anyone have estimates of how much one could expect both professionals to charge for helping someone set up a real estate investment in which the investor plans to purchase a home, live in it and rent out the rooms?

One of my wife's uncles was in charge of one of the properties which is zoned for commercial/residential, it is a 1708 Sqf office space/small warehouse on .36 acre lot.Which with some research it can be split into 2 lots.He let the property go to the dump, needs a new metal roof, and gutted, replace plumbing/bathroom, replace electrical etc...Now my wife’s Aunt is in charge of the estate and she was the one who approached me.She said they will "sell" me the property for $30K (estimates from Real estate agent say property is worth $43-$53K in current condition) Which then I could clean the property up and try to resell with the improvements.Now if I did replace the roof make the inside look nice and clean the overgrown landscaping I was told (real estate agent) it could get about $60K, but there are back taxes and liens on the property as well.Plus closing cost for when I sell it, I have run the numbers and it seems that I would MAYBE make $3000-$9000 conservatively.But I am real concerned over the fact that it is used as an office/commercial, and wouldn't this limit buyers?

A reasonable estimate is $270k on the current condition.