BUT only SOLD COMPS 6months or less, close to the property, make sure apples to apples ie 3 bed/2bath--3/2 ; sq footage same (close) and close to same year built.5) Work on developing a team-- this will be dynamic at first..a) A good realtor 2) title person--help get comps 3) banker 4) loan personyeh contractors-- Im a general but a have a good eletrical. painter, tile, hvac, group-- maybe you be the general and find good subs--6) TO BE truly successful you MUST start a data base of Buyers and Sellers --KEY --Investors are buyers-- NETWORKING is another giant key.GOOD LUCK , get excited when you get discourage--thats a hill you just climbed over --that much closer to you GOAL....

My properties sat untouched, vacant, and suddenly declining in value without my awareness.Around December I started to try to pull myself out of the hole I was in.

I mean would you buy a stock or bond that is gonna cost you every month for some time and will go up in value, but to what extent is uncertain.

They tend to be much higher than mortgages for "stick built" homes, because MHs go DOWN in value.

The APOD - Annual Property Operating Data will show all the income and expenses for the property month by month.

So, I look back to 1999 or 2000 and try to find some data point.

To help you understand why paying off the mortgage is a bad idea, let’s explore my Ten Great Reasons Why You Should Carry a Big, Long Mortgage.Reason #1: Your mortgage doesn’t affect your home’s value.You’re buying your home because you think it will rise in value over time.

Some great data points in there.1.1 million loans out of 8.37 million ARMS will be in foreclosure in the next 6-7 years.

Any advice or links to data about this would be much appreciated!

Remember that a prospective calculation is only as good as the data you use and even if the data is great it is still only a guess.