Curious if anyone's looked into towns like Terre Haute too—some overlooked gems there.Muncie and Terre Haute are very similar, although Ball State enrollment has increased while Indiana State University's decreased.

Installing tile may decrease the time to sell slightly and increase the sales price slightly, but it is unlikely that you will recover the incremental cost.

Once you find somebody that is capable of representing you the right way in these scenarios, you will not only make more money but you dramatically decrease your chances of hiccups throughout the process.

You need to establish ROI under various assumptions, such as value increases (or decreases), rent increases, vacancy rates, repair and maintenance, etc.  

Some of these alternatives are becoming mainstream; DSCR are no longer “exotic”, and the premiums for these loans have decreased significantly.  

HMC/HLP to work with HOA to decrease deductible to a maximum of 5%.(2) Wind, hail, named storm coverage limit does not meet replacement cost valueAfter I saw your post, I went back to actually take a look at the insurance policy myself.

"oh we will refinance out when the rates decrease, totally not worried about it."

In Arizona, I’ve seen a large decrease in people going to meet ups now.

And what happens if the values of the properties you buy don't increase or actually decrease?

Same said when borrowers attempt to “game” the system, such as filling tenant “vacancies” with leases to an entity the borrower controls made to look like an arms length lease; filing extensions for tax returns so as to not have to provide negative financial information; “creative” financial statements that inflate revenue or decrease expenses; create third party property sales to related parties to establish a higher property value; provide personal financial statements that don’t list all liabilities; or list assets “borrowed” from a third party/.