Stanley E.

Grind it out, door knocking, handing out your business card to other parents at your kids soccer games, telling everybody you meet what you do, getting a client, working super hard for them so you have no time for e farming so your lead gen stops, then starting it up again once you're done with that client.  

Nice to 'e-meet' you allKamil

-Barb E

I would raise your total projected maintenance + capex costs from $200/mo to $300/mo to fit with the convention recommended by many successful R/E investors (each is 10% of gross monthly income).Good luck with everything and let us know how it all goes!

Sincerely,E.

If the tenant established the service, the landlord is not obligated for the (defaulted) tenant's service usage.

HI Paulette, go to the site wendypatton(dot)com  She has a free e-book on sandwich lease options that will shed some light on the subject.

Wrestling with the various categories, running your own metrics in Excel, and matching things up with Schedule E at tax time will open your eyes to all sorts of operational details you might otherwise miss.As you grow and add more properties, there are some great cloud-based "rental property tracking" solutions available at very reasonable monthly fees.

@Johnson H. hosts a monthly meetup at Whisper Cafe at 1085 E Brokaw Rd in North San Jose.