Commercial Revenue Generating properties like office buildings, apartment buildings, retail centers, etc (banks call it "CRE" lending) are typically evaluated from their net operating income, not gross.

I know many people that have suffered big losses recently, but I also know many people that have enjoyed big successes in Dubai real estate. 

I contacted Buildium and they confirmed they do not offer credit card tracking, but offered a workaround which was to set up a credit card as a bank account, and when there is a balance it's just always negative in the bank account, and this would allow you to track individual purchases like it was a checking account.  

Additionally, I'm banking on a future opportunity to refinance.After less than a year, here are a few tips from what I’ve learned:*Hire a local STR expert real estate agent to guide your investment location.

We are not too strapped for cash, but it always seems better to have more in the bank than less.

Does the bank let you get 2.5 months late on your mortgage payments?

If comps for a 3 unit property are in the 950k range, then that is what it will come in at.The revenue from the STR will have no bearing on the value of the property itself.People argue about it from time to time, but I spoke with 10 different lenders, banks, credit unions, private lenders, etc etc and they all said the same thing.

Make friends with some bank presidents, seriously.

. $300sqft to build at least.If you have any sort of mortgage on the property you will need an attorney to handle the mountain of paperwork the bank will give you for a lien release. 10k+, also probably some nightmare terms to have to build and sell immediately and god knows what.At this point a year has passed and you have spent at least $60,000 cash, you're about to break ground on a structure that will cost you at the very least $400,000 to build, you are still 1 year away from cashing out because you have to now build a house.

If it's worth that much, taking a HELOC on it should not be an issue at all long-term or short-term as long as the bank will do it.