I've finally reached the breakeven point on what I needed to recoup what I had reinvested for maintenance. 

@Darryl JacksonHow much you need can depend on many factors , the purchase price of the home , the rehab costs etc.Also if you are going to pay all cash or leverage ( hard money or private money loans etc ) If you don’t own your own home I’d suggest doing a live in flip or house hack as you can take advantage of low money down loans like an FHA loan for 3.5%Many people have used this as a way to start out and gain equity that they then use for other deals .It’s possible to do deals without your own money if you do a joint venture type deal but could be hard to find someone to partner without experience, might have to give up more than half the profit but still better than no deal .

I haven’t started using Cozy’s expenses (I use quickbooks online) nor their maintenance tracker yet... but soon!

Both were in hot markets. 600k I sold for low to get rid of very quick.

Bosshardt, Watson, etc... tend to have a higher fee and tack on a % to maintenance which always irked me.Exit Realty, Matchmaker tend to have lower fees compared to the larger brokerages and may not tack on a % to the maintenance fee.Gore Rabbell is another one to investigate.If you send me a PM I can give you more candid feedback. 

I'm located in Central Washington (Wenatchee Area) and I have a Cash Out Refinance scenario that I need a solution to and i'm hoping you all can enlighten me on some ideas or referrals.We have 2 properties (1 - Four-plex, & 1 - Duplex) with 2 loans that we would like to consolidate into 1 loan on the 4plex with the duplex then owned free and clear to make available to open a LOC for future investing opportunities as they arise.We owe 158 on the 4-plex and 91 on the duplex for a total of 249kthe initial appraisal came back at 300k for the 4-plex but it's very low for our local market.

Then make low monthly payments until the next deal comes around to get more cash.Best of luck! 

I know that house prices are inflated here much like the rest or the country but it also seems rents are low. 

Hey guys, how does maintenance work in a row house? 

I have read J L Collins simple path to wealth and he recommended vtsax because of the fees being incredibly low.