GARBAGE $4,500.00 $750.00 LANDSCAPING $10,000.00 $1,500.00 DECKS $0.00 $1,000.00 MISC PICK UP LABOR $1,500.00 $250.00 JOB TOILET $720.00 $150.00 PRINTS $0.00 RENTALS $900.00 $100.00 DEMOLITION $0.00 PAVING $0.00 TREE REMOVAL/CONSULTING $0.00 SOIL EROSION FIRE INSURANCE LIABILITY INSURANCE $1,200.00 INTERIOR DECRO OVERHEAD & PROFIT  (Builder)  $30,272.45 $6,033.21 CONTINGENCY 1% $6,054.49 $1,206.64 HARDCOSTS TOTAL $641,775.94 $127,904.05 LOT PRICE $72,000.00 $12,000.00 SUB TOTAL $713,775.94 $139,904.05 REAL ESTATE COMM

Landscapers, Master insurance policy, cleaners, etc can all be bid out to make sure you have the best pricing and level of service available that residents are happy with.

OTOH, you've got no Capex expense in there - that's at least as much as your repairs and maintenance budget, but highly dependent on the age and condition of the property.Also, landscaping?

I personally make sure to include random stuff like annual HVAC service ($175/yr), landscaping maintenance, etc., since I am not local to where I am investing currently.

You can travel when you want, someone can watch your place and take care of the lawn and landscaping, if any.We're in Phoenix for 3 months doing that exact thing.

Food is just one example, electronics, clothes, and all of that other stuff is nonsense.

However, in this new housing landscape, some trends are emerging that homebuyers, brokers and real estate investors need to keep both in mind.MORTGAGEMortgage rates have been low at the beginning of 2016, stimulating a large number of applications for a loan, according to the Mortgage Banker's Association.

Does anyone have any Contractors, landscapers, and Inspectors they could recommend in Jacksonville, FL?

I've done some with a 'landscaping allowance' if the closing costs don't take the whole thing.  

I've calculated that installing new floors and painting, little bit of landscaping, et cetera would cost around $15k if I did it all myself (one thing that's helpful: I wouldn't have to rehab the 3 bedroom right away since the tenants would be staying).The bottom unit is a three bedroom, one bath currently rented on paper (still have yet to see a lease) for $1,600/mo, with section 8 paying $1,200 of that (have documents to back this number up).