@Scott Howell The expenses vary depending on where you hang your license.

If you're looking for a brokerage to hang your license at that will support your investment activities PM me.

I think one of the landlord strategies is to make common areas less comfortable to hang out in so they are less used.

I agree that hanging on to equity is conservative which is why I am even more convinced now than before to sell (1031).

Then hang your license with a broker (or managing broker).

This isn't a webinar or anything, just a few military real estate investors hanging out, talking about life, events, strategies, whatever comes to mind! 

Maybe that makes your max offer closer to 115,000.A great way to get the hang of this is practice establishing your max offer on as many properties you can manage to go see.If you share your results here, I'm sure you'll get plenty of useful feedback.As far as your original question, find deals first, then financing. 

He messed up the cuts (simple 90 degree chops), charged to order a different one, got the wrong color, then installed them so that they don't hang over the lip!

The worst thing to happen...they say no and hang up, oh well on to the next one! 

I'm new to this so I'm still getting the hang of it.