." - Obi-Wan KenobiAm I quoting Star Wars on a real estate forum?

Side note: Anybody else get some serious "fan girl/boy" energy when people like @Dave Meyer comment on these posts.

That's just asking for trouble.If you want to consider renting it, focus your energy on finding a good property manager, then follow their advice.Remember: cheaper doesn't mean you'll make more money.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

There are a lot of energy and resources that go into getting the snowball rolling, so that's what I invest in right now. 

Hi @Mark Mahoney,I'm in the process of buying a house in the NJ area and would like to know what is the average cost of utilities (water, energy, gas) for a 6-8 people sober house from your experience? 

So instead of trying to force square peg's in round holes, maybe consider better uses of your energy, how to better get round peg's that fit nice and neatly, and at a nice profit I might add. 

Instead of trying to structure a deal, spend more time and energy figuring out what's wrong with the property. 

In 10 years, when you have a nice portfolio of homes and they're cash flowing nice chunks of money, you'll appreciate the amount of time, energy and effort you put into your business and will get to enjoy the fruits of your labor.When I first went to the cpa I've been using for the last 5 or 6 years and explained what I was doing, he said, he's heard it before.

Some genius politician's think oh hey, while we got all this going on, I know, what a great time to create even MORE restrictions on energy, manufacturing logistics, yeah, let's do that....  

Loving all the energy of your post and the group you’ve formed!!