I figured it would be around 100k based on the area and comps (my realtor did too), but in the past 6 months this market has really boomed and I guess the homes have increased about 15%, so it came in higher than anticipated. 

There are monthly HOA Fees that must be paid and HOAs occasionally to will pass Soecial Assessments thar are passed on to each Townhouse Owner, to cover special expenditures that the HOA Board of Directors may not have anticipated, or because the HOA Board of Directors are incompetent and do not operate the HOA as a company. 

The Plan states that he will pay every 2 weeks beginning on December 9th (he had some complications with his hire date and started work a week later than anticipated).

Actually this is Sarasota area - I wasn't anticipating getting in to the commercial space but an opportunity came up and so I went with it. 

📈 Market Alert 📊: The Federal Reserve is anticipated to keep interest rates steady, maintaining a 23-year high.

@Marco Silva data: population growth, job growth, housing supply, landlord friendly laws, purchase price, anticipated rehab cost, property tax rates, insurance cost, is insurance cost rising quickly, expected rent, rate of rent growth, can someone with the median income afford the rent, diversification of the economy, quality of local schools, crime rates, is the property next door a dump, how many other people are bidding on the property, is there a Starbucks nearby, is there a grocery store nearby, are there multiple property managers nearby in case one fails.There's so many ways to find deals, to name a few: MLS, wholesalers, foreclosure auction, tax sale auction, doing your own marketing through a bunch of different channels like direct mail.

As such, we anticipate the Fed will cut the federal funds rate by May.

We had sold our home in FL quicker than anticipated and wanted to buy another home in new spot.

If you start with the property and then look for the operator, you may be sitting empty longer than you anticipate.  

Getting leverage to not give up additional equity is not a bad play at all, its actually the better play as long as you can get the value add you anticipate.