But it should only be attorney cost, the deed and recording fees (few hundred) , maybe a final water cert.

This is a long revived post- I'll add a little tax pro insight from what's happened in the last 2 years The IRS went from < 100 engineers on staff who were qualified to audit cost segregations to a few hundred. 

I am thinking of raising this to $500 and also increasing the refundable deposit by a few hundred. 

Felt like I was speaking with a virtual assistant backed by AI.He estimated my re-roof would be half the size at double the rate quotes I got from everybody else... truly amateur hour for somebody that claimed to have done hundreds of these.I also was never able to find more than 5 property records tied to his name or to related LLCs.

.- Syndicator is radio silent, apparently pretending not to notice dozens or hundreds of discussions about their business. 

Initially rented to long-term tenants, it generated modest cash flow of a few hundred dollars a month with a 4.25% rate.

Duplexes and multifamily are an option as well, although the dynamics are a little different.If I was still living in BR, I'd househack somewhere in Mid City - capital heights, hundred oaks, poets corner, overpass, etc.

I recommend that you learn the tax code and take ownership over your strategy.Not having some foundational knowledge and an opinion on how to approach taxes as a business owner is a huge mistake.In my experience, every single business owner who says "I just let my CPA worry about it and I focus on my business" is doing a suboptimal job at tax planning.They are likely missing out on 10s or hundreds of thousands in saved dollars every year.Stop making excuses and get to work.Just a few months of part-time learning about taxes will pay you for the rest of your career.

I don't know that there is a much bigger vetting process other than if they can pay for leads, but correct me if I am wrong.I have been on here for ten years and sourced hundreds of leads without ever asking for a single thing because all I do is show up and answer questions and add value.

Second, I have experience with hundreds of pet owners and it is very rare (in my market) for pets to cause more damage than the deposit will cover.