Over 27 years for example you are likely to need to cover over 75K+ in expenses, whereas at 5% of receipts and 3% rent growth rate starting at 900/mo you're only likely to reserve 20K....so your reserves should be closer to 20%.

This comes from the tax professional, owner of a tax service franchise, for whom I work: "All legal expenses for a business are tax deductible as business expenses."

Then use a web based application taking service like rentmarketplace dot com to take applications and do credit check.Read in the landlording forums on how to screen, write your ad (besure to put your written requirements at the bottom of your ad so applicants know before they call).In time you may decide to turn over management to a property manager, or an agent.  

I have bought a house in the city of Philadelphia July 2016, the recording happened on that time and it has been a year so far , I was selling the property but the buyer insisted on using certain title company which made all things complicated and asked about the notices were sent by the sheriff's office to the old owner, which I never had or received or even sent to me that the Sherrif's send a notice to the old owner.Philadelphia county law said if it is a vacant property the redemption period is nothing ( this property was vacant for 10 years) if the property was occupied it is 9 months from the sale ( usually becomes a year with the recording time ), which already also elapsed, the title company who was closing the deal refused closing and asked me to do A quiet title action or lawsuit , so the old owner or his hires won't have any rights or legally won't have any rights in the property, then I was about to file that but the City officials who are responsible for the court process advised me that this case will be complicated because I will have to find that old owner who does not have any rights legally now already and service him the court case or his hires if he is dead.I am seeking your advice on the matter, and if you know any title company that is aware of the right laws and will to close for me this deal with any buyer please help me Ehab T.

How do you protect yourself and provide great and quick service to an investor?

A Heloc is subject to unpredictable increases by the Fed Reserve anytime.

I am still a little on the fence morally about going into the markets devastated by the Hurricanes (Houston, Tampa, Naples, Jacksonville, Corpus Christi, Galveston), BUT I was somewhat convinced by a fellow wholesaler that we are doing many of those people a service. 

Levels of service vary.

Customer service (can you reach a person, how quickly?)

In the case of a natural disaster causing service issues the landlord has no control over they are not responsible.