You already hit the lotto in life when you were born or arrived in the USA. 

The appraiser assigns a value to each of those items and either adds or subtracts that amount from the property they are appraising to arrive at a FMV.Regarding #2 - How did the tour go?

Question for the landlords out there:My family and I just moved into a condo (that we are renting) but we learned on the first day we arrived that a gas leak upstairs had caused significant damage to our kitchen.

Our cleaning crew (usually my wife and sister-and-law) fills the kitchen sink up with hot water upon arriving and dumps a bunch of grease cutting dish washing liquid in.

Now I need to know how to arrive at an offer price when I know only the rents that are coming in and none of the expenses.Tony, I hope my questions aren't "lame."

When your investors click on the link in their email and they arrive at the "Mecca" of deals in your area, you've now increased your effectiveness many times over.

Is the real estate market in Manchester favorable, especially for a newly-arrived yank?  

Whoever's letter arrives at the right date/time gets the lucky call.

International programming also has September, January and May intake for most programs, so there's a year round cohort of students arriving, if you find yourself with a vacancy.In my experience, they are also very unlikely to go the LTB route.

So, I'll include it as part of the message: Success is not a destination at which you arrive.