I have clients that love them because some big ticket maintenance items and upkeep are included in the cost and it makes it more passive.

As a general rule- a big ticket item that improves the value and livability of a property cannot be "written off," but it can be depreciated over time. 

I look at every single item in the pro forma and imagine that it is complete BS, and see if I can challenge it.

Nothing.. and I mean nothing has value until a sales/trade/barter of the item has occurred.

I asked what the most important items to the tenant are in order to keep them happy.

Personally, I would just focus on the big ticket items.

Here's a look at the numbers outlining the sustaining performance of the property: Monthly rent: $950PM fee: 9%Mortgage amount (taxes/insurance escrowed): $535Reserve for expenses: 15% = $142.50 (a little lower than usual since we took care of all cap ex items in the rehab)Total monthly/annual cash flow: $187/$2,244Annual ROI: 18.13% We had some private investors in on this deal as well, and while we were not able to give them the bonus this time around we still gave a solid 10% guaranteed APR (~3% cash-on-cash over the 3.5 months of this project).

Hello Everyone, I’m am looking to retire from military service soon, and I would like to get advice on what the next step should be.

At under 2x net, the resident has under $1,200/mo to live on...for utilities, car, gas, insurance, maintenance, tolls, groceries, medical, household items, clothing, electronics, social, etc. 

They do not charge origination fees for military loans.