The metric would be a measurement of cash flow.

Jason Measures

I am now making the leap of faith into marketing for deals.I have begun with some test mailing campaigns to measure the response rates, etc.

I'm not arguing that MC is highly funded and overall has great schools, but things have changed a lot since I lived there...This is where I got my rankings, which likely measures different data than US News:http://www.schooldigger.com/go/MD/schoolrank.aspx?...

Clients today are well educated and have taken back the power.”Measure twice, buy onceIf you’re going to take your design into your own hands, you’ll need to do your research.

<g> So let me ask you this: what special considerations for you make / what additional screening measures to you take in the event of screening a pet owner?

Measuring tape4.

Here's something from Fannie's website:Gross building area, which is the total finished area (including any interior common areas, such as stairways and hallways) of the improvements based on exterior measurements, is the most common comparison for two-family to four-family properties.

But none of my rental basements are near that size - the biggest is just over 600 sq ft. 10K might be high; measure the perimeter wall lengths and multiply the total by the numbers I supplied earlier to see if your quotes make sense.

I've been in professional training for over 17 years so I would love to work with ANY guru RE education group to do a real academic, statistical analysis on their materials and how to measure success.