guess what, Start over and reapply.Bonding of improvements with the municipality is something to consider.

Today a crazy viral youtube video and facebook campaign might make it happen in a matter of days or weeks.

I wanted to pull out some of the equity from the improvement.If you didn't do anything significant to improve the duplex, I would wait another year or two.

Trying to absorb as much as I can.Flipping, whole selling, commercial, and international development are all areas I'm trying to learn/improve in and learn more about.

Then of course one could have gutted kitchen and baths expecting to remodel but run out of money before getting it done.Steve, in that case you show the hard costs of improvements, might support that with pictures, they can bite off on that, most likely though you just get another appraisal.And yes, I had a few rehabs handed to me, it can go the other way too. :)

But If a bank will sell you a house when they were going to put a measly 8K improvement in it (which only means they had possession of it) and sell it for FMV of 75K, they need new staff.

Now the tenants are moving and it's decision time:1) rent it out again at a slightly higher rate to improve the cash flow (right now it is in the red every month because I have a 15-year mortgage on it),2) refinance it to a 30-year to lower the monthly expenses (still will just barely break even)3) sell it and use any cash for an investment with a better cash flow.Comments?

If you go over board fixing them they become over improved for the neighborhood.

I bought a big home improvement manual at Lowes and followed the instructions (and pictures) in the book.

I don't trust his opinion over a single environmental research scientist.Also, I find it hard to believe that the majority of the scientific community (except for a small faction of Scientists who are continually recycled through Fox News and YouTube documentaries)Many of these scientists are that are featured work for Washington think tanks funded by Exxon mobile....The Biggest Company on Earth....several such as Dr.