For example, if your house is valued at $400,000 and you only owe $200,000 on your mortgage, your equity would be $200,000.Why Equity Is Such a Big Deal for Homeowners Looking To SellRecent data from the Census and ATTOM shows how significant today’s home equity really is.

I finally got ahold of the city today and they said the permitting timeline can be as fast as 3 weeks to 3 months, and is up to the owner's application and readiness. 

Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don't do.General Tips:  If you have the ability to manage a small 4 plex when you start, it can be an invaluable education. 

That's why it is important to educate yourself and find a mentor.

, it's still highly unlikely that an appraiser would have given value to this bathroom in any case, so we're not losing anything from an appraised value standpoint.Seller should be more than OK with it once you educate them on the fact that of all the offers they are evaluating, yours is the only one willing and able to execute a plan to close on-time, without delay, in spite of the flagrantly illegal and unpermitted bathroom.

You don't need to save up $100K or quit your job today in order to become a successful investor. 

Today they were planting more seedlings so Mark our contractor sprung for lunches. 

Quote from @Elisabeth Lernhardt: Today I found out, that some of the utilities were not in the tenants name!

(where as today it lists us both)If we choose to move all of these into an LLC for all of the deeds.

Being patient with the deals you want to invest in and expanding on your education to know what a 'good' deal really looks like.