After we made ourselves the VERY squeaky wheel for the last 6-8 months, they made a substantial financial effort to get us back on track.

Their monthly service is quite expensive and we would like to detangle from their services and manage the LLCs on our own.

If the pricewould have been $20k less I would have been good with just a VA loan.So depending if you're looking at a larger more expensive house, I wouldn't refi the 1st one as I'm sure your interest rate is pretty low, plus adding closing cost would add more $ being refinanced.

But we have a 2.25% interest rate on this house that would cost a lot to try to buy down to that rate in today's market.Just something to think about as you are looking at properties, maybe ask the seller or listing agent if it is possibly a VA loan and how you might be able to make a deal if they have a great rate already.

I also have a monthly tracker for that breaks down our NOI for the previous 12 months per property so that I can get a feel for how each property is performing.

The contractor will be your best resource to understand cost of the design; the earlier you identify value engineering opportunities, the cheaper it will cost to incorporate (Google: ‘Macleamy Curve’).

If the property can be respectably sold for $250 you have to be all in at around $200 including the commission and carry cost.

So if it is 10 years (making up a number) and the unit was 2 years old and a new unit costs $5000, you bill them for 80% of the cost-$4000. 

Replacement cost.

We work hard cut costs as much as possible, everywhere that we can.