Therefore the addition of the bricks, to close that gap.

Additionally, there are many different ways to determine the bottom.

Additionally, normally people don't dress up in freaky costumes and parade around chanting rhymes about their sexuality.

Jessica,In addition to what Will said, I think that the real risk in having your loan called due is in the future, when inflation rates skyrocket and interest rates rise rapidly.

In addition, many of these people are probably speculating on future appreciation, which is a valid model.

In addition, very bad economic times also provide unprecedented opportunities in the real estate business.

No...there are labor costs in the tearoff (most physically demanding part of the job) and the upfront costs of the ordered shingles that are delivered on-site at your property in addition to dumpster rental that is charged at a higher rate because the weight of shingles only allow 1/2 a dumpster to be filled and the costs of laying down the tar paper immediately after the tearoff is complete as you can not just leave sheathing exposed to the elements while you wait for the next check.With 1/3 upfront, the truth is the contractor is out of pocket by day 2.

After today's 9% drop, that would be an additional 25%-50% fall.

A $240K note at 7% is less than $1500/mo. and I can get $1600 + additional $300/month towards the option.

You should never buy a rental property based on projected appreciation neither on cap rates alone.You need to look at the actual NOI based on the books, and take into account:- the additional operating expenses that may occure after the transfer - the vacancy rate - the improvements quality, age and condition (calculate the replacement or repair costs over the next 20 years)- the accrued property taxes liability you will have to carry after the transferIf you take into consideration all these factors, i bet you won't find many properties with positive cash flow after debt collection and taxes