Set up the ownership percentage up front, what each is contributing and the roles of the partners. 

The operating expenses above though look awfully low for the year, almost as if vacancy, maint and Capex savings aren't accounted for.Can anyone help set me straight... or is this actually a bad property (at its current list price)?

@Gary Harris I would very much like to meet up and see if our goals are similar. send me a PM and we can set up a time and place to meet.

Since I can't locate and set fire to the offending unit, I'm hoping there are preventative steps to keep them at bay. 

If you go in with guns blazing with all sorts of demands and treat the seller with suspicion, you're setting negotiations off on the wrong foot. 

Hi Everyone, My wife and I are set to close on our first property next month (barring everything goes well with inspection), so I suppose this is more of a reactive analysis request..

I was all set to knock down the 4th “R” in that all-time-great RE investing acronym, B.R.R.R.R.

Do you get a set list of standard prices?

Hi @Jeremy Bartlett, first congrats on setting a goal and taking steps to get there.

A few tips that may be helpful to you here on the BP website as you build your portfolio:You can set up keyword alerts so anytime someone posts about York, Baltimore or any of the other markets you're evaluating, you'll be notified.