To me using low-interest leverage is the best thing about investing in real estate, as well as forcing appreciation but that is a more active strategy than most comparable investments.

Hello All,I'm curious if there has been official data that compares appreciation of new construction to already built homes.

Figure out what your purchase costs would be and what kind of rehab you would do and what it would cost and then look for comparable sales to justify what you think it will be worth when you are done.

I have been playing around with Propwire for the past few days and it makes me wonder how accurate the information is on the site compared to Propstream.

.### Market AnalysisPerform a comparative market analysis to understand the local real estate market.

There was only a 1.5% rise in supply compared to August 24 to September 24.

And I'd bet your 'Contractor' is not licensed or is not very good compared to typical standards...But good luck....

I started with around $1,000, and my returns have been decent, usually around 8-12% a year, which feels nice compared to the ups and downs of the stock market.

Hello all, I'm curious how much the HUD will actually pay compared to the 40th percentile rents posted on their site.I'm aware of the different amounts each tenant will cover in terms of their portion of the rent, but I'm not sure if the HUD will actually agree to my rent price.I've been taking the stated FMR for the bedroom count, and taking 20% off the number stated (to be conservative as to what the HUD will accept). 

One of them was at 30%+ price point compared to LTR.