I was running monthly meet-ups in the south shore prior to this pandemic and we are planning a zoom meeting next week, it may be beneficial if you're able to jump in on it.Another area you may want to consider would be Attleboro and North Attleboro.

The question I have in regards to the appraisal of the property is this: Is it common, or unheard of, for a buyer to get an independent appraisal of a property prior to submitting an offer?

If, however, you plan on liquidating the property prior to the 36 month mark, then you would have lost money by refinancing.

This takes quite a bit of pressure off my shoulders by planning for their safety prior to planning for their future, though I'm doing both. ;) 

By that, I mean they should own the properties first, renovate it all in-house, place a tenant prior to closing AND management the property in-house.

I would need to know the following to calculate your equity:How much is the property currentlyly worth prior to rehab?

Now I'll run this through a spreadsheet but let's just say conservatively I'd be making 50K a year for the 6-9 years prior to that 108K year after inflation and time do their thing.

Personally, i recommend you learn as much as possible about REI and the path you want to take prior doing the refi on your house or any other moves. 

SO I will be obtaining two roof inspections prior to buying.

I convinced a prior buyer to leave cash in escrow and that I would sell the contract and them double his investment from the "contract sale".