They were in bed with it right along.

given the time crunch due to the 60 day delays, the balloon is approaching and I can't afford to mess around... so I am paying for the 2nd appraisal just so I can get it put to bed and move on to the next thing...... but I still find it an offensive practice unless there is a valid reason for the first appraisal to be suspect.

Healthy, not a war zone at all, for $14,900 with a brand new furnace occupied at $750 per month. 4 bed 2 bath ranch.

They also measure inside room sizes, since the rooms are listed it may say Living Room, 16X24, Bed 1 16X20, and so on.

These are the basics:6 unit building, all are 1 bed 1 bath units.4 units rent at $6002 units rent at $6254 leases signed until may 20132 units month to month.all 6 furnaces natural gas, all 4 years oldall 6 water heaters 5 years oldall windows newroof 9 years oldsiding greatdriveway pavement 8 years oldall units individually metered for gas and electricity.all up to Rhode island fire code with pull handles and hard-wired to Fire Departmentas a bonus, an outbuilding is on site used for tenants' storage.The neighborhood is great.

Some rehabbers recommend painting the front door red and putting down lots of red bark wood chips in flower beds to sell the home faster.

-Set up a loaner closet: Tables/chairs, vacuum, iron board, iron, hide-a-bed, crib, car seats, etc.

Here in NJ we're at about $25-35/sq ft for total gut rehabs.We're on the low end for single families with your basic 4 bed, 2 bath, central air/heat, stainless steel kitchen, new windows, siding, roof, electric and plumbing.The high end is for multi families that are larger, require more siding, multiple boilers/water heaters, more windows, kitchens etc.We basically service the 1st time buyer market.

I am paying 1500$/month right now and would be paying over 1800$ to rent a decent two bedroom.Median price of a home in Santa Barbara is 550k.So here are our options1) Pay around 430k to buy a SFH(3bed) in a very poor condition but in a good school district in Santa Barbara.This home will probably need another 50k over time to make it a home.2) Move to Ventura(40 miles away) and pay around 330k for a decent home (3 bed).

I felt strange energy in the house and was concerned, but couldn't put my fingers on anything, so finally went to bed.