• What do you think your house would appraise for in excellent condition?

Buyer has examined the Premises and is relying solely upon such examination with respect to the condition, character and size of the land, improvements and fixtures, if any, constituting the Premises.At Buyer's own cost and expense, Buyer shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect at all times during the continuance of this Contract: (a) comprehensive liability insurance for bodily injury or death to any person or persons, and property damage insurance, in such amounts as Seller reasonably deems necessary; and (b) fire and extended coverage insurance in an amount sufficient to prevent Seller from being a co-insured under said policy of insurance, but in no event less than the unpaid balance due under this Contract.Seller and Buyer shall both be named as insured parties in the insurance policies required above, as their interests appear, Buyer shall furnish Seller with memorandum copies of such insurance policies upon Seller's execution of this Contract.

A fixed amount for a property, based on the condition of the high dollar amount items and likelihood of failure.

For an average nightly rate of $78 per AirBnB guest near West Oakland Bart, one can easily live rent free and come out with positive cash flow after each month.

Unfortunately, the expenses are still variable and are always unexpected is such properties - the price of a roof, hot water heater, or air-conditioning compressor replacement will be about the same, regardless of market size.   

My medical condition really kind of made get into this site originally looking for something to do that is flexible.This gives me the opportunity to tell Maria to be cautious of things that are told on the Internet and many of them do emotional sales.  

With that being said, Multi-family investments should be a little higher, depending on the condition and current management of the property.

A sub-2 should only be done on a short term with the buyer having the ability to purchase, you can   go out  to 18 months, that gives yo time to  refi under favorable underwriting conditions,  after 1 year.

Second, with a 100+ year old property, you'd better factor it in, and 2% may even be light depending on the condition of the building at present.

I have concerns that the market may be peaking and reaching a point where values will begin to decline. What sort of strategies might be of good use in a declining market? I have thought I could buy and hold until val...