:D (Isn't there some system in place that takes influence points away?)

You are trying to influence an outcome (get an appointment to view/value the home) not just make conversation.

Or were there other benchmarks - knowledge, experience, network of REI, etc - that influenced your decision and timeline?

Chris,There are a ton of factors that could influence it differently but, for insurance, I'd say your looking at .75c-$1.10 per 100 of insured value....

Looks like appraisals are influenced by the sale price of subject property.

I am a lowly school teacher (ha) and my debt/income may be influencing lenders.

That has a huge influence on what areas are hot or not...

That answer should influence your decision

I say prove instead of support, because the lender influence on how an appraisal goes down can't be underestimated.Multi-family properties are fewer in numbers, and while they do get exchanged, they also get held on to for long periods of time pretty often too.

But this is missing the point of margin calls entirely, which makes them in no way an apple to apple comparison Value-Add Potential: comes back to control, but you can directly influence the value of your investment in some way which you can't do - again, rewards hustle and creativity.