I'm in the Mortgage Industry reviewing appraisals from different market areas around the country.

Your county property appraiser can help you estimate what those might be, as well as when the taxes would reset.I would also encourage you to look at other recent sales in the area, and compare what others have been paying for similar properties to what you were paying for yours.

So many other risks with the unknown sale....like maybe the house doesn't appraise and the deal falls apart, etc.  

Other fees are for the appraisal and Title/Escrow but those aren't lender fees.

I assume a new HVAC will increase appraisal?

I’ve talked to a few mentors about my career path, and an option they thought would be good for me is becoming a certified general appraiser.

Regarding cash vs financing, a cash offer might be more enticing to the investor selling the property since it won't be dependent on an appraisal, but leveraging debt is where the real wealth will be built long term.

Fixing for 350k budget and Appraised for 1.5mil, worth more as commercial, and cashflowing after PITI 5k a month.

Fixing for 350k budget and Appraised for 1.5mil, worth more as commercial, and cashflowing after PITI 5k a month.

(assessor, owner, another appraiser etc.)