Do you return the money as a check as soon as they sign the lease, refund the last months rent for the following term, something else?

It also felt like they are pulling from something that talks to the bigger management companies with larger MFH and lower-end SFH, whereas my area is mostly mom and pop operator with SFH and the BP calc wasn't differentiating.

If you look up something like "Cincinnati Hyde Park Neighborhood Grade", it will tell you about the area via some websites like Niche.com.

so that typically means you're either (1) starting with a pretty distressed property, or (2) finding something where you can add bedrooms and bathrooms.a cosmetic rehab generally doesn't cut it whether you do the repairs yourself or hire them out.

When you consistently knock it out of the park and go above and beyond, people naturally start to trust you, whether they're investors or partners.You know the saying: trust isn't something you find lying around, waiting to be picked.

I'll probably be back here whenever I panic about not knowing how to do something :-).

Something else, perhaps?

If something is pressing like this, you may need to OVERPAY a contractor to get them to show up.

When the seller gives me kick back I offer something like an ARM.

Does anyone else see something similar happening in their area?