I would feel really stupid if I just hired a handyman or plumber and they would tell me took them 30 seconds to fix and $100 bill. 

Bristol is a very nice small city- located on the edge of going rural, but not convenient to the highways- decent taxes, good water bills, and the town government is ok. 

@Bill Crow why does someone have to be hiding something if they want to pay a contract in full, which is essentially what they are doing.

If your goal was to pay off $4000 in credit card bills, you could be done in 6-9 months.

Before you purchased and noticed the bill was very low was the opportunity to have escrow/title officer review and ask the seller to pay or hold back the money to pay.  

Many argue that identifying a flat % based on rent can leave too great a margin for error.

Give him a deadline and tell him if it is not done, you are hiring it and sending him the bill.

My plan is to buy and hold homes in my SW Florida area to make enough cash flow that I don’t have to rely on my W2 income to take care of my bills ( which is property almost everyone’s goal lol ) if there is anyone in my area or even just wants to share a good QUICK TIP I would love to hear your feedback, warnings, funny stories, mistakes, or just stop by and say hello!

What percentage of billed rent do you collect each month?

One question I always hear on BiggerPockets when people ask about leaving their W-2 job is: "If a property cash flows at X how many of those properties do I need to buy before I can reasonably expect to pay my bills with that income?"