It is my opinion that you retain a higher standard of professionalism if you constantly solve buyers problems and provide your investors a fair deal.

Some charge a fee to lease up and/or re-lease the units, perhaps a markup on materials for repairs, they should give you an idea of how much they pay hourly for maintenance, etc.

Buy in 5 gallon buckets, cheaper, less trash, and less materials needed.

Wanting to negotiate with a friend/painter to paint the inside of a rental, their labor, my materials.

When you do that you give up all control of the property but retain responsibility for the loan.Are you willing to do the property management yourself?

You also want to make sure that its installed to code and the flue pipe isn't touching any combustible material.

Although I used materials and methods designed to be economical, I have always insisted on a quality of work that would be acceptable to me if I wanted to live in them.

I believe that if I am going to have a website and start marketing then it would be best to have a website set up before I spend the time and money on post cards, letters, business cards, etc. so that I can start off with the website on all of my materials.

Join the mailing list and usually when marketing material is distributed it will have attorneys that advertise in the REIA publications.

You could authorize it to make mortgage payments, tax payments, pay for materials and services, etc from the rents collected.