My name is Matt and I manage the Las Vegas featured agent program at BiggerPockets.

I used lender credits to help with the closing cost as well the Homes for Heroes program which gave a reimbursement.

You can use the BP calculators to help you account for the items above and make a determination if your home is going to function well as a rental property.

Can I expense materials the same year as I was doing all the work myself and the majority of work was mostly fixing non-working, absent, hazardous or leaking things (stairs, faucets, some plumbing/pipes, electrical, non functional door handles, some trim fixing/replacement, painting, blinds) in order to bring the place to rentable condition?

So often you’ll see multiple people in the GP to perform all the necessary functions that the company is going to perform.

This is an interesting article discussing the end of the forbearance program.

@Dhwani Shah      as @Bruce Woodruff mentioned, appraising and assessing are two completely different functions.

It essentially functions as a credit card but the difference is that you pay the "Credit Limit" beforehand.

I have done some research and tried using programs that are supposed to help/support me with questions but they are failing to give me specifics I need to feel confident in making deals.

I have done some research and tried using programs that are supposed to help/support me with questions but they are failing to give me specifics I need to feel confident in making deals.