A friend of mine does co-op mailers on these giant postcards using every door direct mail from the United States Postal Service.

Does it make sense to retain the services of a commercial inspection company or would just getting a regular home inspection company be the thing to do.   

I salute your sacrifice and service.

We bought a nearby property and moved out.We're now trying to sell the property, but with close to $100k in non-house improvements (well, electric service, house pad, barn/workshop, fencing, etc.) it's a tough deal for a traditional lender to process.

Most PMS systems provide a website for your property with the cost of the service.

It is depreciated over 27.5 years if it is.There are certain elections that you want to make the first year that your property is placed into service.

Pool Renovation $17,302 1) Pools resurfacing for 1 pool at Villa Roof replacements $47,525 1) New Roof for Westers2) Roof improvement for Cumberland to eliminate stagnant water Security Systems $9,458 1) Camera monitoring systems - 16 Channels Signs $10,000 1) Temporary Signage for the property Water Heater replacements $31,314 1) 3-4 Water Heater replacement for the property Grand Total $1,348,741See below pictures to see before and after.

If you don’t get a lot of appreciation you will have a hard time refinancing to conventional after a year, unless you plan on buying the third and so forth with conventional after the both of you use your VA.Thank you for your service.

Thats a lot better than normal 80/20 split at full service brokerages. 

There are also good highway, bus and commuter rail services into Boston.I've done one flip in Rockland and currently have another under contract in Halifax.Given the landlord/tenant laws in MA, I will continue to confine my investing to fix & flip, rather than buy & hold.