Makes sense to focus here for an asymmetrical upside. 

Where I see mistakes made in the note space are:1. companies turn into marketing and education - they lose focus on underwriting and managing their business.2.

Stay focused on the deal, not the drama.

However, if you're more focused on the equity for additional investments without selling, borrowing against the equity could be a great strategy.

We pride ourselves in keeping the forums positive, helpful, and focused on real estate (please, no politics, religion, etc.).

If you focus on a fixer upper you can renovate in 6 months and refinance on the ARV.You only need to be at a 85% LTV to refinance and its not hard to build 15% equity in a property in this market enviroment. 

It seems that all posters above are focusing on building code which is irrelevant decades later.Municipalities enforce the maintenance code in the present for preexistent structures.

Whether it's stocks, real estate or any other investments: focus on their cash flow, appreciation/growth potential and risks, not on their taxation.

For every good matching comp at a high price theres 16 poor priced matching comps that the appraisers only focus on.

While we didn’t need significant updates, our team focused on cleaning, staging, and marketing to highlight the home's features.