See if a "substantially intact" removal would cost less. 3.

Try not to tie-in substantial lessee improvements with the option exercise. 5.

I think the "guru" influence is what creates a climate of hesitation and over-analyzing deals. 

If earnest money is substantial it might make sense to fight It out in court.

But I would not feel bad enough that I'm going to sit on a house that could be fixed up and sold with substantial equity or rented for a far larger amount.

Network with other investors to see who they are using.If you are looking into private lenders for the future, they are, by definition, people you already know from your sphere of influence, so talk to everyone about what you do.

I have just learned over the years the realities of the time, effort, and energy it takes to close a transaction with a foreign investor and the challenges you have to overcome which are substantial.

That is what I often use as a rough guestimator...then have to pull comps to get at a meaningful substantiated value.

If, for instance, you can manage a 5%/year increase and keep costs relatively stable, that should translate into a substantial increase in property value.

@Joel Owens Owens @Tim Rutledge Thanks for your advice about NOI not influencing the sale price at all.