I am interested also in the wny meet up list.As far as your question about input on the Buffalo market, its a great market for investing and I find it fascinating all the different types of investors in buffalo.  

Some appraisers may decide to make that 95% or keep it at 90% and average the replacement costs and comparables for the other 5-10%.Trying to disentangle the financials the way you are doing is very fascinating but will not give you a number that can be justified by folks in this industry.Good luck with it!

 $4.95 fee can be allocated to renter or landlord or split.They were in pilot mode, but it's a fascinating solution if it takes off.  

Always fascinated by the idea of notes.

We will become like Greece and the other European countries that are collapsing if we don't stand up and make the tough choices now.

This is a fascinating thread and it never ceases to amaze me about the kind of people landlords come up against.

.- tax lien investment- open a LLC- Real estate opportunity in Bangkok or Manila (USD$50,000 for apartment, 0.5% rent to price ratio); foreigner can only own condo, not land- Real estate opportunity in Malaysia (USD$80,000, 0.5% rent to price ratio); foreigner can own land- Real estate investing opportunity in Brazil, Greece, or etc.- purchase land through tax sales, find construction company to build and rehab houses.Here is an example of basic tax liability for person A if he does not participate in creative investment activities using 2016 tax rate:Salary                                                         70,000401K contribution                                     (18,000)Roth IRA                                                            -Property tax for Primary Property               (9,000)Bootcamp as miscellaneous deduction      (5,500)Taxable Income                                          37,500Tax Liability (932.5+15% over 932.5)       6,417.63How would you add or modify this sample strategy to help person A to lower his tax liability and turn it into investment fund?

@Zachary Paul - yeah really love the podcasts... even the ones I don't think will be of interest (based on the title) are always fascinating and I am glad I didn't skip over them after.  

That's fascinating, because there is a whole community in here wondering about acquiring pre foreclosure leads, without ever thinking twice that it could be a felony.

My business partner handles the day to day operations of our rental property business, and I have been finding it fascinating lately how much more responsive tenants are to texts than phone calls.