Usually we charge between $1.50-$2.00 depending on how damaged the drywall is, if there are water stained walls, and ext.

It looks good if the repairs are minimal and she has not delayed a lot of maintenance (hvac,  roof,  water heater,  etc) 

If the tenant has had the water turned off, check to make sure all spigots/faucets are in the "off" position so when the water department comes to turn the water on in my name they won't shut it back off thinking it's flooding inside instead of an open faucet.6.

(Cons) they will need to sell their house and they are just about even on their equity and might have to come to the table with a check, they need at least two weeks to get their house ready (2/27/2016) to list and we wanted to list our house in 5 days 2/15/2016 before the spring market starts to heat up!

I have one rental property in El Paso, TX and I'm looking to use that to spring board into my next rental property.

I'm from San Diego, CA, and we routinely see numerous transfers from school to school in the Spring.

I have become quite interested in purchasing units in the Allentown area but was curious, what is the trend for utilities, trash, water/sewer, etc?

They start coming out in the spring when there is a huge push for home improvement.  

I plan to start with a single home to test the waters and see if this market is for me.

By the numbers, the cashflow may look better, but the turnover tends to be higher and you have a whole new set of CapEx expenses that have to be supported entirely by that one likely lower-rent unit (it needs its own water heater, HVAC, roof, etc.)If the property isn't a great deal without the garage unit, it won't be a great deal with the garage unit.