The property was vacant until just a few weeks before I purchased it so we had very little to go on to determine what utility costs might be and of course we underestimated... such is life.

How much time should I plan for after signing a P&S (purchase and sale) agreement to get an inspection, contractor walk through, and title check done?

There are multiple factors that determine the success of a direct mail campaign besides the quality of the list.

Try to have your personal debt under control, have a good credit score and understand you will need some cash and reserves the amount will be determine by your market.. .

Many time you will never be allowed to inspect the interior of these properties so you will have no accurate way of determining overall costs.

They accepted that at signing and that was that until I decided to replace it and added an addendum to the lease stating that it was functional.In the future, check all working items in your property and make sure each non-function item is listed.

I didn't sign up because I'm not in this space (STR/Airbnb), but it seems to me that this site can confirm a lot of your market data and would be  a good tool to try to confirm the initial premise for annual revenue numbers.

As a new investor I think my biggest strength is determination.

Hi everyone I'm a newbie investor in the West Virginia Morgantown Clarksburg Fairmont area and I'm having trouble finding a title company or  Real estate attorney that is investor friendly I've called other wholesalers and tried to find local REI meetings but none of that's worked I want them to look over my contracts before I start having buyers and sellers sign them.

You need a contract signed by the buyer and all current owners... also referred to as a Purchase and Sale Agreement or PSA.