How can you depreciate essential repairs on a property?

Essentially, any rehab property is pretty much off the table for either the VA or FHA.

Essentially we hand you a key when we are done. :-)

@Drew Oberholtzer, Hey if you PM me;  I can send you information on our Portfolio loan product if your still in the market, thanks.

Although you may feel uncomfortable doing it, asking for an applicant's personal information is essential for you to do proper due diligence whether it is for yourself or for a client.

@Derrick Powell  Keep in mind if you sub meter and pass the water bill on to your tenants vs you paying them now; you have essentially raised your rent wit no benefit to the tenant.

Many of these give sales pitches, gurus try to sell their products or mentoring programs, or someone tries to get you to invest in a REI Fund by a group of people pooling their money, for some REI and promising an unrealistic return.

I would be interested in talking with realtors who work primarily with investors, wholesalers and or anyone who offers "turn-key" type products in this market.

We are reaching this facilities limits in terms of production capacity.

But if you take out a 15-year now and rates go up, it could hurt you to refi to a 30-year.There is a good analysis tool on KellerINK that helps determine how much to set aside for repairs, maintenance, and capex.http://www.kellerink.com/products/holdThere is also an analysis tool here on BP that does the same:https://www.biggerpockets.com/buy-and-hold-calcula...