The cost is minimal, around $12-$15 per week, and I got my best tenant through the paper. 

Update on the work:All the promised work is done except laundry set up, which was delayed b/c the all in one unit had to be shipped - should arrive tomorrow or Tues.

This allows you to minimize your out of pocket investment.  

. - Ended up getting it months and months later however, I got word from one of the contractor's workers that he was totally putting off my job and most likely delaying the permit process on his own.A project were doing for a co-op in Journal Square JC - we got permits in 3 weeks,however, that is just for construction versus electrical, plumbing, mechanical.I would expect 2-4 weeks in a normal town but JC I heard can be longer depending on what your requesting.Also, in some towns if you tell them you're flipping versus applying as a homeowner it can take longer. - Also, if you're flipping some towns will make you get an architect to do drawings if you're doing a half bath or other things.

With sizable savings and each with jobs and low debt you probably could qualify a few times with conventional financing and jump start your investing career with minimal up front investment.  

If anyone out there has had a lot of success and minimal failure and would like to mentor I’m your guy!

The buyer always wants to minimize the cost of buying a home, and while a credit can help offset the cost they will still have to front the cash to buy the appliances.

sorry about the delayed respose. you nailed it Colleen F., it is a property management company so these cosigners are very common here.I emailed her and talked to her on the phone, she was very nice and explained that she wasn't going to evict us out of the blue like that, but the somewhat threatening email was just to get a quick response.A false alarm altogether, I think I mostly wanted to know if she even had the legal grounds to kick us out on a whim like that.Thanks for all the replies, I did learn a lot from all of this. :)

Either way be sure to pay your accountant for a consultation to understand how you can minimize your taxes in the future versus just paying them to fill out this year's, like what to invest your income into, where to move money to, what receipts to save, etc.

@John Leavelle The local comps in the area were only on market for minimal days, albeit the local comps like I mentioned above aren't exact direct comps.