I have noticed a spike in seller finance.  

If it does, you both might lose your investment, but you personally won't feel like a heel for not being able to pay them back on a loan.

Yet there has been a spike in property values in that section of the city. the closer to Cedar Park the better. as you move closer to Elmwood you go deeper into sw and the value takes a dive. though it fluctuates in SW as it does in the rest of the city. that's just the way Philly is. even in hot sections, whether they're up and coming or consistently hot, prices can vary tremendously. perform your due diligence thoroughly. my coin.kudos,Mary

A recent study by porch projects another spike in SD's median home price to the number of 24% which will price it at about $1 million!

It was never really needed because the rents steadily went up but nothing crazy, but in the past 5 years a lot of long term residents have been forced out of the area because their rents have spiked up to 25% year over year.

Keep in mind that anything that is a value add property will have variable cash flow over the hold and your average cash on cash return may be spiked by the exit.  

In my area you need to be well heeled to buy the bigger better stuff so it has been slow for me.My hat is off to you guys that actually live off your RE @Ben Leybovich.

Any flipper who's head over heels to borrow money at 15% may not be the sharpest tack in the box, unless your friend can offer some other expertise to to along with it.  

Upon investigation, I found the prior owner had used a gutter spike to hang the curtain rod that kept falling down.I would tell the tenant if he broke it, he's responsible for fixing it.

Why this Spike?