You should be able to get the tenant to sign an agreement that in exchange for the two extra weeks they will leave by end of that final day.Waiting to see what a tenant is going to do can be really aggrevating, but the eviction process should be a last resort, and shouldn't be started if you've accepted rent. 

The only way to know is to get multiple bids.One final thought, if they are running new electrical service, you may want to consider upgrading service to 200 amp.

The contractor was terrible to work with and hard to get ahold of. we finally got on his schedule and he pushed us back day after day with a new excuse each time. finally, he came and did the project which took much longer than he said it would. after he finished, he sent the bill for $3,874.

Hey everyone, I'm super excited/nervous to finally start real estate investing after saving up for about 4 years!

I can't wait for journalists of the future to finally do their job and investigate the negative impact of this entire government fiasco.Side note: this is going to really hit the poor communities hard because they don't have picture ID.

That means you will probably either pay a lot more and/or will lose a lot more deals before finally getting one.This is not meant to be discouraging, but newbies often quit when they find out how hard it is to get started, and the method you're using (FHA loan) will likely mean you have to have more patience than the average investor who already owns a personal residence and is looking to expand into rentals. 

I'm 27 years old and I'm finally making a high income that I'd like to use to invest, and start building my portfolio. 

I felt 1% of the final purchase price was adequate and he did not.

You will want to perform another inspection after they move out as well for final report.For mid-occupancy inspections, I would suggest every 6-12 months. 

If you don’t have a securities license, you need to be very careful.SEC is considering changes to the regulations but I believe they are in “public comment” stage and no final regs have been issued.You are correct lots of this kind of capital raising activity goes on, and few if any get “busted” for capital raising - that doesn’t mean it is the wise or prudent thing to do.