Is 12% the wrong benchmark and is 6 to 8% actually good?

Joseph, I think a 5/10 minimum would hit the benchmark for what I'm looking for. 

You want to see something that has low or no seasoning for a cash out refi or that may require low amount of documents.What is your draw fee & benchmarks for the repairs portion of the borrowed money?

While I have frequently found that courts are reluctant to allow someone to lose title as a result of failure to pay taxes and therefore look to find errors in the process to set the tax sale aside the Stiff decision might set a new benchmark. 

According to Bankrate’s latest survey of the nation’s 20 largest mortgage lenders, the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 3.090% with an APR of 3.380%.

. $4200 for the porchI'd like to get the windows down to $500 installed and the concrete down as much as possible - obviously there is a lot of variance here based on the size of porch and type of windows, but does anyone have good benchmarks (particularly on the windows) and/or recommendations contractors they could PM me?

Hi, looking at properties in the Mesa, AZ area and trying to get benchmarks for the area in CAP rates for the multi-family units. 

Also, don't pay attention to "comps" that have been advertised more than 3-4 weeks without success - they are obviously NOT a good benchmark.

This serves as a great benchmark and gives peace of mind.

Lenders who do make the loans will typically have a credit score benchmark.