I truly prefer the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) like the gym uses to bill you monthly.

A few times they came though windows and stole electronics and left through the back door.

This includes landscaping, shrubs, flowers, walkways, outbuildings such as storage sheds, the garage and play- houses, etc.

Apartments.com also has free resource of setting up a tenant and you can accept payments electronically through it.

We took good care of our home, so imagine our surprise to receive our security deposit back, minus $880.The buyer deducted the money for repairing damage to the walls (nails), having the condo professionally cleaned, and changing the locks.Our contract states: "Seller shall maintain the Property, including pool, spa, landscaping and grounds, and all personal propertyincluded in the sale in substantially the same condition as on the date of Acceptance of the Agreement or as modified by theAgreement."

I pay all utilities, am responsible for landscaping, and have linens, dishes, etc like for an airbnb.

Relative was not communicating with the tenants.Tenants had been paying electronically. 

I also have a lot of construction experience as I worked for my fathers landscaping design company for years and have renovated a lot of my investments.  

For starters here are some of the items you would want to consider when building out your spreadsheet:*Taxes*Insurance*Contracted Services (snow plowing, landscaping and etc)*Property Management (Will depend on size of property and local PM rates)*Utilities*Vacancy (Depends on market, you can start with 5% of gross rents)*Maintenance (Depends on age and condition of property, you can start with 5% of gross rents)*CapEx (Depends on condition and age of property, you can start with 5% of gross rents)* Gross Income (Income from rents, laundry and any other source)With these general expenses and having the asking price from a seller, you will be able to underwrite most smaller multifamily deals.

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