Regarding living in Lowell I have been looking into that idea and financially it makes a lot of sense but from the emotional point of view I just want to live close to the city.

Preferably a MFH with one side has 2, preferably 3/4 beds + 2 full baths with garage (we have an EV that needs to get charged everyday)Or a SFH with 3/4 beds 2 full baths w/ at least 1 car garage.Then we will live in this "livable rental" for couple years, then purchase our "forever home".

Should I continue to charge my going hourly rate for carpentry (which I have always done with her) and then take a smaller percentage of profits on the back end?

According to Auction.com, if the contract is not filled out after the one business day, they charge you $2,500 and just relist the property at a later auction.

Most rarely raise rent or charge at market price.

In this case, especially if you're getting a better price and your sure a fairly identical unit next door has them, I might buy them.Another thought though is that if you don't supply them and therefore charged less, you might get the tenant who wants to pay less and actually does not want to use "someone's old washer and dryer."

The prospective landlord shall not charge the prospective tenant, as a fee for any credit or other type of investigation, any more than the specific cost of such investigation.

My HVAC guy charges $75 so I'm a little apprehensive because it looks like water sprayed from something.

So I’m still researching and reading about REI (currently reading The ABCs of Real Estate Investing) and I realized I don’t understand how hiring a lawyer or account works.What exactly would I be asking them for and how would I be charged for their services?

It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.