This will dictate how deep the piers must extend.

A homes features and potential dictate what the treatments and finishes will be.Start with the kitchen.

Michael it all depends on what you are trying to do.The cost of the loan being debt service and cap rate being purchased at dictates the spread of cash flow.You will find nicer areas are more speculative that rents will keep rising and you will get appreciation on the back end.

You'll find that marketability aspects will dictate value ranges, be it a rental market or sales. :)

The operating agreement can also dictate the outcomes of the questions about your partner that you presented.

The lenders may also have seasoning requirements that dictate a certain period of time you must own the property before the refi.

In fact, they will get paid less when the bank dictates 5% instead of 6%.

The number of releases is normally dictated by the cash-flow requirements of the contractor.

Ohio is a non redemption state, thus you purchase whould be clear of all other liens outside the first. keep in mind tha appraisal is only an opinion and does not dictate the sale price at all.

For me, there are three legs to this stool: 1) location, 2) upgrading my units to be the best in their area, and 3) offering more bang for the buck (being able to lower rents as the market dictates).Of course, if we hit the skids of another great depression I may rethink my strategy while standing in the soup line....