I simply look at the repairs and renovations to get it up to the same quality as the rest of the neighborhood, the ARV market rent, and purchase price. 

New metal roofs that I have installed within the past 10 years have not had any problems with the exposed screws.Hidden fastener- a better looking (in my opinion) and better quality metal roof.

Or is the decision on West Hartfford based on quality of town.West Hartford is not the best town to cash flow in, but would be a great house hack, and could be a way better situation for your family

Right now I'm looking to learn all I can about the business and I've always believed that the best way to learn is by doing, so I think being a virtual assistant for a real estate investor would be a good way to increase my knowledge base.So essentially just looking for a place online where real estate investors would be looking for a virtual assistant, as well as what qualities or services they would look for so that I can try to provide those.

Liberal/socialist policies that favor renters over LandlordsIncreasing taxes and government regulationProperty prices make cash flowing difficultLow-quality rentersOver-crowdingOne natural disaster can shut down the entire stateJust to name a few examples.

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As a rule: cap rates tend to be lower on higher quality properties, because you are trading a higher return for stability of return. 

It's all about creating and maintaining those relationships and it truly is quantity of quality.

Also in regards to reserve/vacancy for STNL a buyer can try and manipulate numbers any way they want and that doesn't change the market demand for these properties.Try to knock down a cap rate based on real NOI from a developer selling or a listing broker when the quality properties they are receiving full asking and 4 offers within days of listing will get an investor laughed at. 

Be sure to check lots of referrals and quality of work