Had 3 large deals today start well and fall through.

She filled me in on the seller's info because I pressed her to discuss in case the sale fell through.However, I will be making calls tomorrow to the power company and insurance co. to obtain quotes, as you suggested, in case the original deal falls through.Do you think the illegal addition is anything to be concerned about?

This would be a scenario where I pick up a multifamily, my rehabs won't fall into this category.Right now he will give me up to 80% of ARV on my rehabs, but I have decided not to leverage my new acquisitions that hard anymore so I can start improving cash flow.My goals have changed a bit and I now want all of my new properties to cash flow at least $300/month.

My contractor is licensed and insured so hopefully he can fall under his liability.

I'm new to investing, I bought my first 4-unit rental property in the fall of 2012 and I'm currently working on my second deal.

In the fall, you will see a fall in values, I hope it stays at a 10% maximum drop, but by next spring, I believe the Washington powers that be will create more hardships on the people and the economy that the prices will not bounce back up.

I am trying to get all the data I can so that I can guard myself against falling for confirmation bias, then, once I pick my ideal market, I will take my next steps.

Maryland "Rain Tax" started in Fall of '13 raised the bill as well.http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-09-17/news/bs-ed-craig-rain-tax-20130917_1_rain-tax-harford-county-council-stormwater-remediation-feehttp://www.cleanwaterbaltimore.org/Stormwater-Remediation-Fee-Information.asp

There's a difference between someone who falls on hard times and one who is a credit criminal.

Be careful of doing anything that would fall under "self help eviction practices".