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But basically the houses were listed for a few months and had a few price cuts and eventually been sold below the asking price.

I am thinking 150k-300k ARV, those would be lower range to mid range around me, maybe a bit lower if it was a town home or condo, depends on what a lender would do for me also.Thanks for the response.

Below is a real example.

I’ve got a prospective property in my sights with the following data included below.

I've only been hear a few weeks myself, but have been real estate investing a while.To keep it real simple, you want your dollars invested to be low compared to a higher rent. 

For refinancing, if the loan amount is below $1MM, many lenders will use 100% of the appraised value,  of 75% LTV,  after you have owned it 2 years. 

With the default inputs below, electric baseboard is 87% more expensive than oil.

Two blocks could be the difference from a great investment to a below average investment.

The numbers below reflect my best estimate WITHOUT bridge loan paydown.