Inform your tenant that they will be responsible for all repair costs and advise them to contact their insurance agent immediately.

I have: The ability to borrow money (I have a good full time job), I have access to systems to evaluate properties and their ARV, repair costs, etc.

I have: The ability to borrow money (I have a good full time job), I have access to systems to evaluate properties and their ARV, repair costs, etc.

I have: The ability to borrow money (I have a good full time job), I have access to systems to evaluate properties and their ARV, repair costs, etc.

Here are the #s from the BP property estimator.Purchase Closing Costs$3,500.00Estimated Repairs$0.00Total Project Cost$248,500.00After Repair Value$245,000.00Down Payment$8,575.00Loan Amount$236,425.00Loan Points$4,728.50Amortized Over30 yearsLoan Interest Rate4.375%Monthly P&I$1,180.44Total Cash Needed$16,803.50 $2,900.00 MONTHLY INCOME$2,468.77 MONTHLY EXPENSES$431.23 MONTHLY CASHFLOW7.89% PRO FORMA CAP$19,340.00 NOI$16,803.50 TOTAL CASH NEEDED30.80% CASH ON CASH ROI7.89% PURCHASE CAP RATEI assumed I'll do an FHA loan at 3.5% (or maybe 5%) and would pay closing costs out of pocket.

I just got the inspection report for the house and it says that the roof needs to replaced or repaired (see attached pic).

I’d put it under contract and assume a certain amount of money to repair.

I'm averaging at least 1 call per week to make minor repairs (admittedly these are things that need to be repaired).

I purchased a second rental property in 2017 and it was not in service for about 4 months while repairs were done.

I believe this model has saved me tens of thousands of dollars in repairs from disgruntled tenants, and also has saved me so much money in turn over costs.