He had a knack for getting into these long lectures about how he invested in property throughout his career and the type of life it has afforded him.I am new to the world of real estate so I’m looking to network, learn, and start investing in rental properties relatively soon.

Not all cities in all areas will award a veteran a discount or freedom from paying property taxes but is you a 100% disabled veteran with a 100% service related disability you may get up to 100% of your property taxes waved on your personal residence and this will include your personal use unit of a multi residential property.

Is there an issue from keeping business separated from personal, if I maintained a really detailed excel file that lists all cashflows that's related to my business until my LLC is setup and I have a business checking/savings account setup?

*A common concern many of the folk posed is in relation to rent controlled properties...

He actually was quite knowledgeable and seem to have a good grasp of the different tax laws related to real estate were.

as far as how much electric , its all relative to how much water being used .  

Also, letting them know now that I expect the place to meet certain “cleanliness” standards for health and fire safety reasons.Anyone else have thoughts on this situation?

The family does not appear to be involved at all, as I've tried reaching out to several relatives with no response. 

-also some tenants may feel that since they are "paying" for the utility they can use all they want, ie have their relatives come do laundry etc so keep an eye out on that.

Hi,@Michael Lentsch Yes, talk to an experienced agent whom understand the market can help and ask them to refer a loan broker to explain it to you about loan related questions .