To answer your question about holding receipts, the cost seg engineer report will itemize all of the components of the property from the acquisition.

Columbus is also home to OSU, which constantly develops real estate, employs lots of jobs, and attracts students from the US and internationally to attend.

I have effectively been working for the past 2 years as a full time engineer (although under the title as an intern).

Home inspectors are also a great resource if you use them properly--be attentive during home inspections, ask thoughtful questions about things/home components you want to learn more about, and a good home inspector will usually have no problem explaining these things to you.

Ironic that I've had non-recourse in HUGE international commercial projects, but not on local SFR???!!!

He has been a huge component in our ability to self manage.

Adrian Schmidt with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty.

Others have found that investing in big apartment syndication could be less stressful and equally profitable.If you ever do want to invest in an apartment syndication deal, here is what you can expect:- You could earn a Preferred Return which can range from 6-8% annually- You could earn an IRR (internal rate of return) of 12-18% over the life of the investment, which tends to be 10+/- years.- Preferred Returns and IRRs higher than the normal range tend to be risker transactions.Like buying an investment house, every deal is different, and you must carefully read the investment material.

One bank wanted an internal appraisal, while another bank only would do a desktop type of appraisal. 

Diving in means looking at comps - sale price, average rental value, typical expenses, pulling actual taxes, figuring insurance in before you call the broker (again, if you know the market you know what insurance should be), trying to "guestimate" the age of major components such as roofs, plumbing, boilers, HVAC, parking lots, etc. etc. etc.