I would put in the purchase price as the purchase price plus repair costs and than the report would comeback more realistic.

It is a non-threatening question, and can lead to them telling you a lot more details about their opinion of value based on their motivation, how realistic they are about the condition of the house vs. comps, whether or not a family member or friend has an influence on them, etc.3.

Hey @Mike Chmielewski - This is a bit of a grey area, but realistically, if this is your first home, & within commutable distance to your employer, and you'd like to owner occupy it, that's a really straight forward transaction.People move for legitimate reasons quickly all the time - (Job location change, not comfortable in the area, opportunity to move into a single family, etc.)Happy to chat a bit further about this offline.

I would be happy to have your opinion on a more realistic estimate of expenses.

Our rehab strategy's are based on asking price for the property, comps and realistic ARV's so that each rehab or make ready, is specifically designed around the parameters of the deal.With that being said, we often help investors dodge situations where unrealistic numbers have been given by aggressive wholesalers.

A 200k house needs to bring in closer to 3,000$ in rents realistically .

I can realistically save about 10 - 15k per year.

Moreover, set realistic expectations within the scope of their responsibilities.

This is because I realize SFR investing can't realistically scale beyond 20 or so properties without become a full-time job and I'm not there yet.

If you are using a low down payment, it's not really realistic to expect to be cash flow positive.