I'm based in New Jersey and have recently embarked on my journey to build a real estate portfolio.

Cover your bases for starts and then get legal advice. 

The reliability of this method depends on if the costs provided by the contractors or subcontractors were based on actual costs or estimated costs.

@Tom HallAt 7% if you can I would pay it down as investing it net after tax gains may not get you the 7% you are paying - so it’s less riskDownside is you lose liquidity of that money as it’s tied in your propertyIf rates come down in future you can refinance and even take some of the cash out.Regarding your question are rates coming down, a lot of factors come into play but right now it does not appear there will be significant changes to rates over next 3-6 months.

Do you typically reevaluate your current returns based on the net equity you have in your properties?

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.I’m considering purchasing two investment condos to help pay for my children’s college tuition in 13 to 15 years.

Following - I'm based in California

Imaging $1 Uber rides, then tipping the driver based on the actual distance.

If they try to hide who their current landlord is or lie about it, you can simply deny them based on that.

There is a stats page on furnishedfinder.com that you can use to see what midterm rentals are asking for in your area, based on bedroom count.