How much of the area can I charge her for?

Depending on the amount of rooms you will get charged more for the electrical labor.

Our contractor does all the work on my partners house, and charges 35/hour.

And usually you will be able to gain access to such list at no charge, you just have to call the city up and ask for the "code enforcement" department (as it's usually referenced regardless of city).

student loan 120 days late (now current), cell phone bill (paid collection), cable bill in collection , paid charge off from a bank (credit card?)

Anyway, in getting the family involved or aware, make sure you don't make it appear that you need the family's approval for the deal, that will insult the owner as not being in charge of his own affairs.Best approach is to ask about family, what the kids do now, just be friendly and ask what they think of him selling the place.

So, I am living with a friend who offered to charge me cheap on the rent.I will look at some hard money lenders.

There is a maximum amount of rent you can charge.

Keep $60 000 in a savings account to cover unexpected costs and expenses while you gain a little more experience about real estate investing.Secondly, try to purchase a fourplex in a "good" neighborhood for around $150 000.

I don't think we can tell you what to charge.