Look at whether any large companies are moving to the proximity? 

NEVER ever send a lender money in advance other than maybe a small deposit like 100 or 150 bucks to run credit etc.. and then most will have you pay for the appraisal directly.Really was a waste of time and money.I am thinking of always getting a title company/attorney or reputable entity to act as the median between me and the contractor/lender in every future opportunity.Honestly, I was overzealous looking back.

It is being bought by an LLC investment company but can find no record of a real estate license for the LLC or the named compaBy representative. 

I'm a teacher, and she works for a mortgage company.

I called my insurance company, checked their claims department, and said, yes, they got 3 nasty demand letters on file, 3 calls, and told the lawyer they'll look into it.

I also have a local management company that allows my tenants to pay in person which is very helpful   

Yes the numbers will be for year two . im not sure how to force the calculator to factor my first year being as you stated but again i feel thats just a hurdle im going to have to suck up paying that 1/2 mortgage for the year in order to get the ball rolling with this journey. the 600 a month in maintenance and cap ex is pretty aggressive that's 6% per category . but ill consider that thanks for the heads up Lastly , your probably right about the vacancy rate i just called a prop management company down the street and asked them the vacancy rate of that zip for the bed bath and it came back at 1.7 so i used 2 . again probably right to make that higher.. how high do you think ?

I know he has been looking for some networking in Richmond.We have a Chicago-based GC-tech (general contracting technology) company but expanding into Richmond.

Question to the apartment owners, management companies, single family portfolio investors and the like.Would installing solar panels on your income producing assets make sense if there was no upfront installation cost and you could "bill" the customer for electricity that the sun produces for each property?

However, we found that by leveraging a local property management company and trusted professionals in the area, we were able to successfully manage our properties and generate a steady stream of income.Keeping the property as a rental can have its advantages, especially when the property is in an area experiencing significant price appreciation.