The tariffs are costing materials to go up for sure but on average its not a huge amount because its very material specific so it could be low or high depending. $450/sf does seem high to me but not that high for a $2mil + price tag.

For instance, if it was bought in 2010 for $100k, but the area has seen a 30% increase in property values, then the equity in the list vendor's system will be too low.

I left them off and tried all outlets, lights and whatnot and everything seems to be working.

Honestly- It's very low in the realm of good bookkeping help.

At this point I'd start part time REI and was originally considering wholesaling/ assigning as a low barrier entry point to build the business.

I have been using a ridiculously elaborate Excel spreadsheet for years, but feel a light version of a program might be better.

Also unrelated: is there any way to account for high vs. low turnover rates in the calculator?

FHA said that I cannot have both multi family on low interest rate and they said I was trying to use 3-family as an investment property even though I would be living there. 

I would also read as much as possible, starting with Brandon Turner's book (The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No and Low Money Down). 

Hi, I am a new investor and I am interested in a property in a low income neighborhood that has 8 standard windows with a few of them broken out.