Get your Pittsburgh team in place and then start to grow your portfolio one at a time and at a controlled pace. its easy to buy. its not easy to buy right and know your limitations.

It is usually easy to identify who is a landlord and who is a professional property manager.

I've been trying to get a second opinion on this, but I'm about 1 for 15 on Engineers saying they have time for a new project, so I'm pretty much taking him at his word here.I'm less concerned about having an approved permit and more concerned about protecting the structure properly during an earthquake.

recordingThe noting in the registrar's office of the details of a properly executed legal document, such as a deed, a mortgage note, a satisfaction of mortgage, or an extension of mortgage, thereby making it a part of the public record.refinance transactionThe process of paying off one loan with the proceeds from a new loan using the same property as security.remaining balanceThe amount of principal that has not yet been repaid.

This is relatively easy as we are re-plumbing the whole house but I won't be able to get market rent and charge extra utilities. 

Unless you're doing majority of this work yourself ($10k on contractors could be one job), you're already in at 80% of the arv before any repairs and sales commission (about 9-10% easy) and your buying closing costs. walk away. 

I have done that model and seen that model over the years.. one guys in INdy called Holdfolio did thisnot sure how it performed but chose the rights assets and proper management and that works.there was a guy in Ohio also that called him self MR> triple net.. he sold you a home then rented it back from you for a set fee then he leased it out in a master lease situation were he took care of everything.my model I used a debt instrument equity share model that basically worked like what your talking about but had a pref return no matter what was happening with the asset.. that put big onus on operator to perform..

Looking for Investor friendly, reliable, take ownership and easy to communicate with.  

However, the nearby schools are not that highly rated (5-7) compared to a couple of lesser properties in Elk Grove proper (smaller square footage and fewer bedrooms, worse condition).

I liked the landlord friendly laws, I liked the net inward migration, I liked the multiple industries and I liked that it was easy to get something near the 1% rule.