After you actually rent a few out, then you can get more comfortable predicting what rent you can command.

There are several other threads on this topic, so search around and you'll find more information...My personal opinion is that if staging will command a higher price or fewer DOM, it's worth it.

Hi Daniel,Working in reverse order:What he paid is irrelevant; what matters is the market value...Why pay 150+ when it sounds like you could buy two homes in the area for the same price (and no worries about guessing on utilities) etc....My own personal opinion is that for a rural area the duplex makes no sense to me...He is taking away value by converting because you don't see a lot of retail buyers purchasing a duplex and I'd be buying a duplex for the rental income (which doesn't seem like it would be high enough to command that asking price in a rural setting)

Hi Everyone,Since I am fairly new I have not had the opportunity to see how SFH value increases affect the market rent they command.

Next, what is your relationship to your partner, I'm not quite sure off the top but in any company that has employees there needs to be a clear chain of command, this should trigger some military flashbacks.

A SFR market emerges that looks like this: crappy houses that can command a high rental price by packing students in, often in illegal structures, basements, converted garages, trailers, vans, tents, whatever.

They can usually command higher rents than a multi.Just something to consider.Brian

In all states, it's the listing broker who commands any listing agreement, not agents.

Kondaur sells and manages their loans in little more of a 'regular' manner where working the asset is as high of a priority as re-trading the asset.OK, so Granite is looking for quick flips on the loans they acquire, more of a high-velocity thing, whereas Kondaur likes to position the loan to command a higher price if possible?

I'm interested to see what other investors have done to command higher rents too.