I did that to get started and a very fast effect on growing my business.

Some factors that effect price include how many total tenants there will be, how nice the unit is, and what utilities/amenities are included.

The existing leases stay in effect until they have run their term.

Effective tax rate5.

Having an effective brand is the difference between slow and painful growth and exponential growth when it comes to client facing industries.

You add the language to the NJ sales contract in the addendum that states something to the effect of "Buyer agrees to do inspections for informational purposes only.

For clients, I'd say that if a PM can work efficiently and effectively within the software they are using, that is FAR more important than the owner portal features you want to see; a PM with good systems is not going to switch their core software, and there are plenty of subpar PMs who use great software with poor results. 

I'm shopping in Long Island NY and it seems impossible to buy using the 1% rule in this market.I've done some more detailed analysis of deals and it seems like 0.8 might be appropriate here; mMy analysis works like this:Run comps for rent and determine market rentCalculate 85% of market rent and I have my "effective rent" (deduct 5% each for vacancy, management, and CapEx)Calculate PITI (principal, interest, taxes, and insurance)If effective rent > PITI; property cash flows?

I'll use 15% for the investor effective tax rate unless you know otherwise... 

Using your personal credit card is not ideal as it will negatively effect your credit score and your DTI.