My wife is a huge People's Court fan and one of the things she has learned through the years of watching is always at least take pictures but video with descriptions are always better.As soon as we pulled in the driveway she started recording video and I started taking pictures.

Matias Pereyra I am about to list a great property that fits your description.

So, in exchange for 1/2 month's rent (of which her brokerage company keeps 20-50%), she's taking pictures, writing up nice descriptions of your property, screening tenants, and preparing a good lease.

@Mark Nolan Thank you for the detailed description!

Sometimes a realtor will have firsthand knowledge and more in depth of transactions than an appraiser.If an agent only shares data that indicates a higher value then you could see an minor increase due to the information available.My advice is that if you know the market- both geographically and by product type- then you don't need an appraisal.

You are young, and if you get into a longer term deal that will cost you money (*note 2) if you decide to follow your career (without regard to geographical commitment) over the next decade...

Within each property tab, Column 'A' could be your descriptions of all income/expense line items, and all other columns would be the months, then you could calculate down to arrive at your NOI.

Any agent performing rehab budgets and negotiating with your bank is just out having fun as that's not in the job description at all. 

Now I have never been to Massachusetts so I can not give you any geographical thoughts on that state or the northeast of the Country because I have never been there.I. am 60 years old now and I found BP about 19 months ago while recovering from a medical problem I still have.  

I'm guessing that "secured" borrowings (against OTHER property) don't raise any flags, but "unsecured" loans of any description do?