As a result I found that it really pulled me down and gave me a lot of anxiety, to the point that I procrastinated listening to massages over the past month (not a good business practice).

Not to mention most Realtors don't understand investing, and or how we want to massage numbers.

Mostly thinking parking issues, people coming and going.One other time I had an applicant who is a massage therapist, again client visitations at home, I declined, because she can't provide income verification, so its either an all cash business and she isn't paying uncle Sam, also she wasn't licensed with the department of professional regulations so I was wondering if these massages are legit or she might provide other offerings that are questionable.Bottom line, do you guys prohibit business being conducted at your rental properties period, or is it a subjective rule based on how frequent or if it creates any inconvenience such as added traffic or parking situations to the building?

If not then they are buying 3 beds at the cheaper price.I do not know your area.Appraisal means nothing so forget that. if you are not getting an appraisal for loan purposes the appraiser will massage the numbers to come close to your value.

I have been trying to upload a picture but the process seems stuck and I will keep trying.I am currently an online entrepreneur (inspirational spoken-word CDs) and a certified massage therapist who is preparing to get more involved in the real estate business.  

I have to say before pouring over the advice on this website I may have massaged the #'s to work.

As an aside about the sign ordinance:Here in San Pedro, I've counted at least 7 different VW Buses , with new paint jobs (each one a different color) advertising 1 hr massage for $ 35.00.

This is why (I think) in any given market the listed MF properties will all show the same CAP rate- if they want to sell the property they massage the asking price to be just higher than a bank will want to pay based on the income in that market.  

They plan for perfect case situations as others mentioned and massage the debt structure with I/O for stabilized,short term fixed loans,  or ARM's to make the deal pencil.

I purchase their raw data by zipcode(s) to analyze historical/competitive properties and massage it into the critical details I am looking for (need some basic excel skills).