Goes on by saying everything is "straight forward, annual expenses run around 10k and includes taxes, utilities, and insurance."

If you open a new utility account in a new city they ask for this information.

(google search)understand you CANNOT ask extra rent beside the approved amount, and sometimes the voucher may include utilities which means the $1,400 on the voucher may be 250 for utilities and 1,150 for tenant portion + hud.also depending on tenants changing financials and family changes, the % amount paid by hud and tenant may change over time.i would give a call to local office and also find fellow landlords in the area already working with section8 to network with.you want nice,clean, durable but not very base level. section 8 tenants usually have choices so DO NOT BE A SLUMLORD.you are a nice professional provider of quality home solutions for nice tenants!

The $300 Cash flow from the new duplex is referring to net cash flow after all expenses (vacancy,mngt, Piti, maintenance, capex, marketing, utilities, etc...)I guess I was thinking if I decreased the expenses by $3300 I will would be increasing the value of the property by $33,000 ($3300/10% cap rate). 

From this data, you can utilize a website that will give you a breakdown of the percentage of homes that sold, in various price ranges, for a given zip code.

He provided me with the property breakdown and utility costs. 

Anyone in Michigan ever use this ratio process to have tenants pay for utilities that aren't sub-metered?

My goal is to move in to Commercial in the coming years utilizing a 1031 step up strategy.

For the sports fans out there:"You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -- Wayne Gretzky

Keep this in mind as you explore more.There is a campaign that Michael Quarles suggests that he uses himself as well as has his students use that utilizes 6 different marketing pieces in a 6 month campaign.