The housing authority would not have let her enter into the rental agreement with you if she could not afford her portion of the rent and all of the associated costs (copay, utilities, etc.) required for renting the unit.

Requiring a house to be up to code before starting utility service is not extortion, it's good public policy and what government is suppose to do.

I would check to see if all utilities are in good standing or at risk of disconnect.

Then send the check to the utility company to pay down the agreed upon amount.

Definitely utilize the many resources offered here.

I have read a lot of information on why we should utilize public records and I agree.....very valuable info!

/Repair: 10%Mgmt: 8%Util/Advertising/Cleaning/Legal: 10%reserves 5%vacancy 5%incidentals(**) 0%--- ---total 50%The LLC members submit Property A to their "portfolio" lender with these loan terms: loan: $45,000, 20 yr. amortization, 5.675% rate, 7 year baloon.

My name is Lenny and I currently live in Long Island but spend the majority of my time in NYC due to work.For years I have always been interested in becoming a Real Estate Investor, but have either let negative people talk me out of it, or let small things or my lack of knowledge hold me back from moving ahead.I came across this site by randomly typing in 'Real Estate forums' into Google, in hopes that in this day and age there is a forum for everything, and sure enough I was right.After browsing the site for a few minutes, I thought for sure it would prevent me from accessing any extra material due to my past experiences in regards to Real Estate knowledge.

It doesn't have to be your money if you find a way to utilize other peoples money.

Being from Houston myself, there are REI resources out there that you can utilize to get into this business.