I personally look at job growth, appreciation, and overall return on investment projections.

Before deciding, run the numbers to see how much you’d net after closing costs and fees, and compare that to holding the property with the current rental projections.

I was projecting to sell at 280k which was the low side of the comps.

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Im affraid if they hypethetically want to make an inprovement I dont agree with, could they potentially put a lean on my house if I dont pay in to their projects?

For a lot of things you can just look up material costs and assume the same for labor. 50% material and 50% labor holds roughly true for the entire project, at least for me here in Milwaukee, your labor cost will probably be higher in the Bay Area.100-125k spread would be tight, even for me here in Milwaukee.

So in your example, buying a trackhoe might grow your business or create greater profit by eliminating some outside costs, or letting you take on bigger projects, or speeding up existing projects, etc (just an example).

Those duplex's my clients bought are now trading high 400s low 5s .On the flip side my current project in Canby Oregon I am alble to negotiate 1 to 1.2% for the buyers Brokers these are 700 to 1 mil each..

(Which is just a hallway/ staircase plus the basement where the laundry is as it is a 3-story rowhouse walkup; right now there is no HVAC at all - it is a large rehab project.)5) Are there any discounts for leasing fees usually if the agent is leasing multiple units?

I actually happen to be working a new project related to exactly those questions.