If this were in a typical lower income working class neighborhood with tolerable crime statistics, vs. a more affluent area that this appears to be, I would probably lower my offer considerably.

Cap-rate is your return without leverage (as if you paid cash.)The bigger the spread between your mortgage interest rate and your cap-rate, the better your CoC will be.Tacoma is part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area.)

Looking for feedback.Here are the financial statistics.- Purchased in 2011 for approx $145,000 @ 4% on a 15yr fixed mortgage.

We do a lot of business in and around this area and statistically have had a good experience. 

General medical and surgical hospital concentration may be of interest to some.https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/...You can plug in the following selections, add your level of specificity, drill down and download:Search using...Program: Business Patterns Metro/Micro Statistical Area: All Metropolitan Statistical Areas within United States NAICS/NAICS Based Industry: 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals

And, to be honest, most people aren't successful in this business, so from a statistical standpoint, he's probably right that a random guy who contacted him won't get very far.- But that doesn't mean YOU can't be successful.

We will see if the bond market reacts to that, and this week’s CPI / Jobs date (keep reading…).Jobs Report / Inflation: The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its November numbers and the results were widely viewed as positive, with a few yellow flags.

After 2 great years in this city I am ready to start adulating, pack my bags, and move to the burbs where the girlfriend and I are planning on getting our first place together.I bought a condo two years ago in the Spring Garden section of the city kind of nestled between Fairmount and Northern Libs.My question is in this market and with some of the statistics below, would you rent or sell the unit?

The statistic is that 95% of FSBOs end up choosing an agent and the reason isn't because real estate is difficult to sell.

And any other major bullet points on the statistics to look for in markets would be greatly appreciated.