The presence of trees near a building can also destabilise its foundation and drains.Cracks on the walls: Variations in moisture and temperature cause frequent expansion and shrinkage of the concrete, causing cracks.

As a last resort try googling "Texas private money note" or a couple of variations on that search term.

So if the listing-broker negotiated a 4% fee with the seller, he may split with buy-side broker 2% and 2%, or some variation that would equal the 4% fee he's receiving. 

I would recommend a variation of a house-hack in the greater Boston area - I personally like what I call the "Airbnb House-Hack". 

Thanks muchCalifornia has so many laws and variations from one location to another that you should probably get some help.

Obviously with variations in either direction depending on the type of property, location, etc.Finding a property for sale at a cashflowable price will be your biggest challenge.Any specific questions about that, don't hesitate to contact me directly and I can share what I know.

The steps listed above have about a dozen variations.

You can run data tables in excel to see variation in IRR, equity multiple, debt service coverage, and other important metrics based on changes to operational metrics like rent growth, market vacancy, etc. 

As you said, it's the multi-variate question. so, your range should be something where you will get a good night's sleep after investing!

Obviously there is a ton of variation within each market- but thought it would at least give me a broad stroke picture.