The appraiser wouldn't even allow me to meet him which I had never had happen.  

Well done. 

A friend of mine in Austin once negotiated a partial buy back option when the seller realized they might want back in if the market soared.. from what I read in Bloomberg, that approach can work well if both sides trust each other.If the tenants’ rent covers your carrying costs, that’s a nice cushion, but you still need to clarify that buy back clause.

Well, surprise, surprise the phony investment firm up and disappeared.

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Based on rent of $1,695, I think you'll be lucky to get an appraised value of $160k with a CoC return well under 2%.

I have been trying toe get a list of the IRS discriminate function indicators to no avail so I'd like to know how you can say that home office no longer concerns IRS.I was just making the note that broad stroke for everyone to add spouse, kid etc to create a partnership has other considerations people need to be mindful of as well. 

-Management is low - you'll need at least 10% plus leasing costs - typically a month's rent for each lease-up, and sometimes a renewal fee as well-Insurance seems low-Are taxes accurate? 

There will always be upward pressure on rents there as well. 

U can ping me I have a friend their in Honolulu that may look at this as well.