It's good practice to learn how to average, quarterly track and update hard/soft costs of operation such as water, sewer, trash because IF you ever want to scale up into commercial side of things (5+ units) than this practice of mean averaging will be a daily norm.

No onsite staff needed, just a daily cleaning service. 

Here's some quick and timely guidance from the BP Daily podcast : https://podcasts.google.com/?

The other reason you have to be extra careful here is you have vacant lots to the north of you which means even more eyes pass by daily or are aware it is vacant. 

I had my real estate license now so I just checked the MLS daily until I found something inexpensive that Mom liked.

But I've been a hobby woodworker for years -- this is probably not your cup of tea and you wouldn't want to invest in the equipment.Now let's get back to my original point.

I have received calls and emails (thankfully not daily) from wholesalers and "brokers" trying to either buy properties and "have buyers lined up" or are sending my CBRE packages with the CBRE logo covered up.  

As a result, I have decided to begin posting the analyses that I do on a daily basis get feedback from the community to better my understanding and expedite my growth, and who knows maybe make a friend or two on the way.

As a result, I have decided to begin posting the analyses that I do on a daily basis get feedback from the community to better my understanding and expedite my growth, and who knows maybe make a friend or two on the way.

@Will Triplett you have to ask a lender for a quote because it will vary from place to place, and the closing costs will include prepaids that are unique to your property (daily interest, taxes, insurance).