They moved it to a forum that requires a paid BP membership to be able to participate.

(testing prep education, licensing test, national and local membership fees, continuing education, personal website - if you actually want clients, etc).

You will have costs for surveys, engineering, site plans, emotes, tap fees, site work, parking, etc.

Most construction elements have useful life of 25 years, with infrastructure such as plumbing and electrical 35 -50.The whole idea behind condos is that the entire membership sets aside the funds for each of these common element projects so they are available when replacement actually is necessary.

Here are some links/resources you can utilize:BestPlaces.netCity-Data.comCensus.govFactfinder.census.govcensus.gov/programs-surveys/ahs.htmldata.census.govStateLocalGov.netSpotCrime.comWalkScore.comDeptofNumbers.comDataUSA.ioBea.gov (Bureau of Economic Analysis)Bls.gov (Bureau of Labor Statistics)Indeed.com (Jobs)NewGeography.comNeighborhoodScout.comCrimeReports.comFamilyWatchDog.usGeometrx.comSocialExplorer.comCostar.comColliers.comIrem.orgZillow.comGoogle Earth / Google Maps / Street ViewGreatSchools.orgSchoolDigger.comRentometer.com

Some are free and others have either a monthly membership or per-unit cost.Grab Bag:  If you choose not to use one of the software companies, often people will use a few other programs to help self-manage.Rent Collection: Free apps like Venmo, PayPal or Zelle can get your rent paid electronically.Accounting:  Landlords can use QuickBooks or Quicken to track all their costs.Maintenance Requests:  A lot use their personal phone and do it the old-school way through call/textListing:  You can create accounts on Zillow and other popular sites to list your rentals, then coordinate all the emails for viewings and applications.

That number includes the nominal mark-up we charge and that mark-up provides revenue to have full time staff that not only answer tenant calls, but also dispatch vendors and call every tenant back to survey their satisfaction with the work. 

One-third of apartment developers surveyed in December expect new apartment starts to fall by more than 50% over the next 12 months, up from 25% when they asked 3 months ago (John Burns).* TANGENT Alert - U.S.

With us, the project cost includes in-house design fees, permit expediting, construction costs w/ a licensed GC, and structural/T24 survey consultants.

There is a great opportunity in front of you, so execute on your goals and lean on the great membership here on BP for any questions you have.