It seems like many of these things could be taken care of by RentRedi for a much lower cost. 

No one really knows what goes on behind closed doors as they say.

I'm a construction cost estimator building my real estate network, and want to offer my experience to the BP forums.I've spent 3 years in residential estimating and 5 years in commercial estimating.

Cost Side Analysis: Understanding operating expenses, capital expenditures, and strategies for effective cost management.2.

But they are both VA loans.Now, on this house, when we bought it they told us that we could go to 291k, and anything over that we would have had to pay at closing.

.- Looking for rental friendly area- Want to be close to the beach / downtown Charleston- I am more interested in Johns Island due to tax dollars being put into that area#1 What does a good Charleston deal look like?

Being successful as an absentee owner of a small or even mid size business is close to impossible.  

Based on our understanding the SHA can cover that cost, and it'd be a benefit to the tenant since they've had issues covering utility costs in a timely manner in the past.Our questions:- Can anyone else that works with the SHA confirm they let roperty owners include a flat rate utility charge as being covered?

I got close to using the 5% down program about a month ago on a Bucktown 3 flat. 

I'm not sure if prices have hit their lowest point yet, but they have come down a lot from when they were very high last year.Thanks for the help in advance.Isn't it really about the time value of money and opportunity costs?