For the startup costs of a single-member RE holding LLC that were incurred before the corporation existed, but used to start the company, can those costs be put on the books as "unreimbursed business expenses" and then reimbursed once the company is operational?

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While many banks will not lend outright without 25% down or more, some will refi an existing mortgage as long as there is equity of 20-30%. 

Cost me $250 to add a branch line into an existing gas system a few years ago.There's nothing particularly tricky about this. 

The house meter is for consumption not specific to the individual units...such as exterior lights, power to the washer and dryer, sprinkler system, outside hosebib etc...If existing water lines are behind walls, under slab, it is going to be impossible.Also, if you separate electric but not water, and your water heater is electric, make sure you are not supplying hot water to unit B on a branch of a line powered by unit A's electric.

Another option if you decide to do this is to look for an existing business on www.bizbuysell.comThis is Loopnets sister site for selling businesses.

I soon found out that they are not all that sexy and returns are near non-existent!

I can't really go into detail about those scores because I do not enough about them, but know that they exist.

While there is a reliance on 'welfare' or entitlement still exists (to a large degree), I wouldn't discount the area as a whole as it seemingly has done better than the 'hot' markets during the downturn...I do understand Syracuse (and Buffalo) aren't doing as well as Rochester overall but I think even Syracuse has ranked high on the rent to returns chart, probably due to the welfare nature as well. 

Long existing trade lines are always good first line of defense in review.