I personally, would never rely on an appraiser's opinion (other than mine of course), in assessing a deal, but unfortunately, they are an integral part of the financing and that should be taken into account.

You will need to know all the minute facts about real estate transactions to avoid litigation.Buyers or sellers may rely on your advice and guidance, but there is a potential for lawsuits if you make an error or omission like delaying or canceling a sale or failure to disclose a material fact.

If you can gift your heirs cash flowing real estate they can rely on, I would think that is practically better then a massive stock portfolio. 

On the other hand, investors who rely heavily on debt markets tend to respond swiftly to macroeconomic factors like rising interest rates, concentrating on large, management-intensive projects, and adjusting their price targets based on their evolving cost of capital and future cash flow projections.The top end of the market sees a limited number of marketed investment deals, but the sluggish transaction activity is not due to a lack of supply at the lower end.

At the top end of cap rates, deal profiles that lack a sizeable rent growth story and rely on bank or CMBS debt can find yields in the 6% and 7% range.In October, Faropoint purchased two 1970s vintage business parks outside Newark, NJ, from a venture between Camber Real Estate and Advance Realty Partners.

I am learning a lot   Relying upon the existence of a lender's policy to protect you as owner when the simultaneous issue rate for the owners policy is typically pennies on the dollar?

And the answer is always the same :-) There is no way to accurately do this...too many variables and moving parts, plus it varies too much from one locale to another.You need to find a really good General Contractor and pay him to walk the property with you....over and over....until you feel really comfortable estimating yourself, and that should take years.Alternatively there are online calculators (even one here in the tools section) but I would not rely on them for the reasons listed above.

I have a great team in SA who I can truly rely on to get things done when needed and I travel down a couple times a year.

Hi investors,Which data source I can rely on foreclosure data ?

You don't want to rely on a single large employer to the extent that if they close up shop the whole town goes bust.2.