But seeing how they've been in the house such a short time, it would be difficult to quantify that.

I do believe that regulation needs to be put in place to reduce the bleeding, better quantify the losses and hold everyone accountable for their coexistence.Do you feel the same way about government backed student loans, GI Bill, education grants, mortgage interest deductions, federal highway project funding, government sponsored medical studies, clean water laws, parks and national forests?

It quantified the impact of Airbnb listings on the housing market, showing that a 1% increase in Airbnb listings leads to a 0.018% increase in rents and a 0.026% increase in house prices.This revelation led me to a significant shift in my business strategy.

Take it from someone that has strategically done it all, tested it all quantified it all and analyzed it all.Remember my saying:How Do You Expect To Be A Successful REI When You Are Doing The Exact Same Thing As 97% Of The people That Failed Are Doing?

I bought a sound meter so I could measure the sound in the room and compare to my neighbors' who have the same exact floor plan as quantifiable evidence that what I'm experiencing is not the norm.I have a 1 year warranty on the house but I'm concerned that the builder will tell me I'm SOL and it is what it is, which I do not want to accept, especially if my neighbors do not have this problem. 

My experience has been that it is very difficult to quantify price appreciation and the time necessary for it to affect the value of your property; in general, a big commercial development like a mall or a big supermarket will help but it is really difficult to get the timing right. 

The kitchen I couldn’t find any quantifiable reason to keep, and believe me when I say I look to keep everything unless absolutely necessary to replace.I came up with a “very rough” estimate of $25k for material and am stumped for labor.

It now is a quantifier.

.#6 Practice, Practice, PracticeWalk through distressed fixer-upper properties (or find properties virtually online) and practice creating detailed scopes of work, quantifying repairs and estimating rehab costs for the projects.This will help you get acquainted with common rehab repairs, rehab costs & estimating terminology.#7 Get Your First Rehab Project!

Risk assessment is crucial for me as well but since that is harder to quantify, I won’t describe that in this article.