Since electrical is what I see being most commonly separately metered, I see a disproportionate amount of these smaller properties still relying on baseboard heat so that tenants can foot the bill. 

Always use the higher amount. 

Our current home required a decent amount of work both inside and out.

Depending on the condition of the property, the amount it is leased for and the quality of the tenant this could make it complicated to sell. 

If you can take care of that, the money will transfer within X days and you can get your money plus and extra X amount for helping.

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for two reasons.you have a good amount of inventory to wholesale as you have burnt out landlords and you have old homeowners who want out of the neighborhood because it has turned from owner occupied to rentals.. some areas its just not a very feasible business to try to start.also its MUCH harder than the internet makes it seem and you do need money.. unless you happen to know a lot of folks with distressed real estate like through your church or family or what have you.. its sales and marketing business..

I am not sure if it is a smart decision to use part of the $40,000 to pay off that car and just put the payments into the new mortagage for the next 10 or 15 years or just continue to make the car payment and use that total amount of money im getting for the down payment for my next 1 or 2 investments.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.