yes get a labor price and material most people that do deck can give you a sq foot price if you get the supplies your self you will take some of the mark up  on the deck and just be paying for labor only if you are not afraid to take the debris away your self you can save some more. by doing this you can save about 20%that 1400 not bad for one day all you did was order the supples and have it deliver to the job site and at the end of the job remove the debris your self .

I generally offer to provide materials needed for improvements if a tenant will do the labor.   

My company charges 10-11% (depending on how labor intensive we believe the property will be).I've seen some companies charge a flat fee per apartment per month, but it's rare and i would not hire a company that does that since it gives them no incentive to keep properties insured.

Sorry this is not helping too much, but I think you should perhaps look for referrals for competent CPAs and pay their rate as opposed to looking for a CPA at a certain rate and obtain their services.A good CPA, financial planner, estate & wealth planner (like myself, hint, hint) would see just from your small description that you may need some planning and structuring to ensure good asset protection strategies, long term wealth growth and benefits plus estate structuring to fully protect and preserve your valuable assets for the future.It is true that right now is an extremely busy time for accountants and if what you are looking for is not a tax return, then most places would hold you off until after April 15.Joe

Thanks for the heads up@Joe Delia .

These are your bread and butter, lipstick fixes 5 to 10% profits plus your labor.

If your all in cost is $250-300 (including labor) then that is a good price for a new water heater.You can wait for the old one to fail on it's own but it's a headache when it happens because you have to act quickly.

Thanks for the welcome, Kerry, Joe, Mike, and Yang.

- Joe

Hello RobertYou will learn a Hell of alot here on Bigger Pockets so stick aroundFrom what I can see Duncan does not have a very good report card,,,Having said that check out the reputation of any coach or course here on BP or simply Google the guys name like this "Joe Shmow Reviews" you'll get the good ,the bad and the ugly real fastI hate to say it but I have literally spent days on Craiglist trying to find that "motivated seller" with a fixer house for sale.Sadly I havent had much success .I have even recruited and paid for VA's in the Phillipines to scrub filter.call and pre qualify these "sellers" again without much success.Its interesting as some guys like Joe McCall build the whole focus of their marketing for their Lease Option and Wholesaling courses on fishin the Craigslist ads for sellers.That may have worked 3 years ago ,,,Im not so sure about today.Why?