Cashflow will determine which is best, projected appreciation etc can help you decide but imho cashflow is king!

Although I'm not much for psychological mumbo-jumbo, I think that you should sincerely examine yourself to determine whether you're truly suited to this business.

She said that recent court decisions have pierced the single member LLC on the basis that it was simply an alter-ego of the member.You are not going to get sufficient knowledge of this subject by asking a few questions on the internet.

I lost a years salary and sleep simply because I was waiting for a better price.

When I evaluate the deal as a package it looks pretty good, but when I break each unit out and run the numbers several are falling short because the rents are below market.My question is, how do you evaluate this deal, both ways as I am, then go back and get a better price on the low performers or do you simply look at the big picture or do I factor in that the rents have to come up to meet the market?

I'm sure the home equity loan they offered at prime plus 1.9% was priced simply because the ltv was so tight due to the "non-appraisal"You all have a complicated world.

After reading kiyosaki i decided to learn as much as i could about REI. my family has never owned a house and it seems we moved yearly. so i am determined to provide a stable place to live for my future wife and family. it is to that end that i would like to learn about this wonderful market.

In my area it's nearly impossible to determine an ARV when the market is continuing to fall with no end in sight.

So, you can determine from your computer if it's even worth going to the sale.

However if the seller cannot get his credit in check and align himself to buy back his property, I will simply throw it on the market.Keep in mind the original safety net is 75 percent of the value at the buy in price, this is Southern Californian RE, the price will almost never drop so drastically in that short amount of time.