The good, the bad, and the uglyThank you in advance, Mike"It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe." - Muhammad Ali 

I don't climb up on a ladder or go into the attic like the inspector does.

We did start the offer at the estimated price using existing NOI and current rents  to arrive at  around 425k and now have climbed to 488k.

Just a year ago all kinds of real estate folks were pleading for more active listings and saying prices can't continue to climb like this.

That represents an increase of 3.8 percentTotal dollar volume for full-year 2018 soared 21.5 percent to $28 billion;December single-family home sales declined 4.1 percent year-over-year with 6,543 units sold;Total December property sales fell 4.6 percent to 7,709 units;Total dollar volume for December edged up 1.0 percent to $2.3 billion;At $240,000, the single-family home median price rose 3.4 percent to a December high;The single-family home average price climbed 4.7 percent to a December high of $306,314;Single-family homes months of inventory grew slightly to a 3.5-months supply;Townhome/condominium sales fell 7.8 percent, with the average price up 4.6 percent to $206,760 and the median price up 8.1 percent to $169,500;Leases of single-family homes shot up 13.2 percent with average rent unchanged at $1,771;Leases of townhomes/condominiums edged up 1.6 percent with average also unchanged at $1,532.https://www.har.com/content/newsroom?

In my free time, I enjoy rock climbing, mountain/trail biking, motorcycles, coaching lacrosse, and studying for my return to school for pre-med/medical school.   

It seems the most achievable option as housing prices around here have climbed too high for me to get into the market.

Residents started leaving the property, expenses started to climb, and rents were not increasing.

You already have some experience and with additional effort, will quickly climb the REI ladder to its pinnacle.

You already have some experience and with additional effort, will quickly climb the REI ladder to its pinnacle.