If you include utilities within the rent, be certain to set your rent high enough for the worst case as they will keep the thermostat high, lights on, and, perhaps, even open a window from time to time because it has gotten too warm.We never rent with utilities included, but we have a option which gives the tenant the convenience of not having to put utilities in their name, but still holds them accountable for their usage.  

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There's a pretty solid vertical crack in the back of house in the garage (see picture attached) and the rest of that wall seems to be crumbling a bit.

So better to schedule multiple showings for a certain time window to lessen your wasted time traveling to and fro for no shows. 

It's the old 60's style build with brick exterior and window in the actual shower tub area.

If the shingles are not in very good shape I'd remove the mansard and install side windows. 

Think of major items that will cost the most money.Tile in the bathrooms, windows (overall), appliances, doors (sometimes they are not hung or in bad condition), bathtubs (do they need replacement or major repairs), plumbing (overall), air conditioners (do they work or are they outdated)......We also rate each unit 1-10 based on all factors and list tenant issues if during due diligence so we know if we should consider non-renewing or addressing at the time of acquisition. 

First of all this is not the purpose of the 60-day rollover, and second, if for some reasons you are not able to dispose of that deal and can't get the funds within that 60-days window you will be taxed and penalized on the entire amount.

You can put in a security system, put up window coverings (blinds, curtains) so people can't see in, put on lights on a timer ... all very inexpensive methods to make it look like someone is living there and you can reduce the risk of vacancy.

Hello BP,I am going to do this thread as a thank you to all the help I have recieved from others on this site, and I am hoping it will help others to see me go through this process.Intitial closing and lessons learned here : http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/153...Now for the rehab since I am now the owner of this 1960's 3 bed / 1.5 bath home.( I am hoping that the picture is rightside up as it is showing upside down currently as I am typing)This is a rough mock up of the layout of the house https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw4tlga09RSJN3hyU...And here are some initial pictures of the inside of the house.Living room (pictures are upside down again, if you open in a new window they are right side up though)KitchenDinning room (opposite of kitchen)Bedroom #1Full bath2nd bedroomhalf bath (jack and jill to bedroom 2 and 3)Bedroom 3 (master or at least biggest)Dinning room to living room with partial kitchenback of house with a shot of the covered porch.So that's how this project started, I went out to contractors with the following SOWhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw4tlga09RSJX0VBL...This was my first experience going to to bid for contractors and I saw the range of contractors from folks that were professional to those that well were not.