I know it's a tough market.  

@Mindy Jensen Thanks for letting me know, lots of great material on there.Account Closed I've actually heard about it from the podcast and it seems like an interesting way to get started.

I understand it is tough to get started.  

Off the top of my head around $350 $400 material / labor for HardiPlank!

It would be a good material to start with.

My last guy did a great job but man was it tough to get him to finish the job!!!

I am in the market for an 8 to 12 unit building for about $600,000I am pulling closing costs and down payment out of equity of other propertiesI'm having a tough time finding deals to cash flowBecause it is truly a no money out of pocket deal there is no cash on cash return ...its infiniteMy question is what type of return should I be expecting when doing a no money out of pocket deal?

What my wife and I have begun doing is stockpiling certain materials that we use in our flips if we can get them for steep discounts.

Like I previously mentioned, I will take any and all information I can get at this point (especially for free), but your advice to stay grounded and prepared to be enticed into further educational material (and costs) has been heeded.  

It would tough for them to sue you for the security deposit if they failed to meet their obligation, and you followed state guidelines for itemizing the portion of security you retained.More realistically, something to consider is that you do run a risk they'll sue - especially if there's a case the door was a safety hazard or there's a state statute that allows them to break the lease.