They may also tell you whether there are any current charges or whether the applicant is on parole.  

We can "ease" into our first REI experience without worrying about "buying right" since we're essentially starting with a property that was purchased at prices from a 12 year old market, but we get to charge today's rent.I input numbers into the BP Rental calculator to see what it looks like.

If client wants "at cost" material from big boxes, I have to charge for picking up the materials and management fee on a weekly base.

. :)Property management companies might charge more if there is more maintenance, and you might need a super if the tenants are not used to cleaning up after themselvesIf you total all these up the 2% rule-of-thumb may not be the returns you're looking for, especially when you factor in the tenant headache you are dealing with.Last point: often if you buy a property for $30K you will likely be selling it for $30K in 10 years, so don't expect to necessarily get rich off the appreciation.With all that said don't let this stop you looking for property, because you MUST start somewhere - we all did. 

I would call your county assessor's office and speak to someone directly and ask them about this $45 a month charge.   

As a fellow Californian,I will tell you that your small salary doesn't pay for an apartment let alone a multi-family home on a conventional loan.The bank will expect your PITI monthly payments (Principal,Interest,Taxes,Insurance) to be no more then $650.00 per month on a gross salary of 2000.Your gross salary must be 3 times larger than the payment on a conventional loan or even paying rent.The rent you would charge the other families is not allowed to be considered income for the debt to income ratio for their consideration until two years of successful ownership has passed and shown on your tax returns.

You'd still be out the cost of your inspection (if you had one done) and the attorney would probably charge you something...  

May I ask the prices you guys were charged for all that?

In particular, I would like to invest in multi-unit residential property, starting out with properties between 2-4 units - probably house hacking to get my feet on the ground.Does the Cayman Islands charge taxes when you purchase a property? 

Robert the last time one was done the economy was down so you could get space for cheap to do an event.These days everyone ( hotels, convention centers) charges a mint to put something on of that scale.