Many folks find out the hard way what items can be utilized as income in a financing transaction.

Need a GC to give us quotes on roof, parking lot + a few other CAPEX items.

Then you need to make sure your line items equal.

Prioritize your rehab items and it will become more clear what you should do.

Schedule A is where you show your itemized deductions- you want more of those.

Within each property tab, Column 'A' could be your descriptions of all income/expense line items, and all other columns would be the months, then you could calculate down to arrive at your NOI.

They are only checking to make sure the items in the house work and that there are no safety issues.

Ask if they have any issues that you may be able to address.I treat tenants as customers and have empathy for them - give them some leverage when they fall on hard times - but be firm and let them know that this is your business and you depend on the rent to keep your operation running.There are times when you can supply the tenants with up-grades, Frig, new stove micro wave - with those items supplied you'll be able to increase their rent a little.Treat your tenants with respect - thy are your customers and their rent pays your mortgages and gives you an opportunity for a wonderful cash flow and future retirment.Cheers

I immediately captured the kicker for a really great return.I will say is that the experience was great -- a professionally run company.

Put a key lock on one of the closet doors to store your things you don't want others to use.Have extra stocks of commonly used items like soap, shampoo, lotion.