To me commercial MF functions more like a business than an investment - You have more control and the better you run the property, the more it is worth - just like in business!

Visualization of all attic and crawl spaces is coming down the pipe.If you re-analyze the value using more recent comps, what value do you get?

Now I do a recorded webinar, so it's similar to the conference call concept but with a visual component so I can share photos of the project, charts, and data during the discussion so that viewers don't have to flip through printed material to keep up with the conversation.

It takes 5 minutes to run the over 50 reports - client helped us develop this appLet me know if you are looking for specific software that integrates with QuickBooks.It is just a matter of learning the functionality and accepting it.

., or just a function of that time of year being historically slow.I would love nothing better for my investor clients than to have prices normalize and/or lower, but I still think it's too early to tell.

Appreciation is dependent upon ongoing demand, which is a function of population growth and sustained job quantity and quality.• Located in an area with investor friendly taxes and legislation - Taxes include both state income tax and property tax.

. (~4-6 bedrooms here).B-level: Similar criteria to A-level but without the custom built homes, 2-income families can afford to live here and raise a family, backyards for the kids, 1500-2000 sq ft houses (~3 bed/2-bath homes).C-level: Majority of houses under 100K, visual repairs needed in this neighborhood, 1200 sq ft average, houses close together, some properties worn down, grass not cut, porch awnings sagging, concrete stairs crumbling a bit.D-level: Struggling neighborhoods, garbage on the streets, bars on the windows, higher crime, crowded areas, downtown city area, wouldn't want to walk around here at night.F-level: War-zone, "get me outta here" property, makes you nervous to enter the neighborhood even in daylight.That's my basic approach when I think about properties and what areas make the most sense to invest in.

Functional vs. non-functional housing.

@Gary Kuang - You should be able to use the search function in the profile area to locate investors in the NYC area who are doing flips.

Do not confuse that function with real property title companies daily business.