Duplexes are rare in the location I am in so I have been looking for a split level homes.

There’s a property for 100k fully remodeled 2 doors and combined rents for 1450 per month.

I usually use 15% combined for CapEx and Repairs in my underwriting.

@Jarod Castaneda I have a 12 unit in a town of 16,000 with rarely a vacancy.

Million $ lawsuits are rare, and in the cases that someone does lose a lot of $$$ typically they were acting foolishly for an extensive time.As far as transferring title, usually a basic Quit Claim deed accomplishes that. 

Rather, what metrics, what trends in the data, what data points can be combined and/or aggregated have you used to really help you identify an area of a market that's undergoing gentrification, or has data/trends that are displaying a high probability of an area that is about to experience gentrification??

I'd hate to have to combine us on a single loan application and get worse terms because of it.Thanks,Joe

It really seems to be a combination of taxes, weather and family that influence the migration patterns to the Carolinas, Florida, Arizona.

So, to summarize, I have available a $55k HELOC and, taking into account the 75% LTV rule, a combined $90k in usable equity in the other two properties.  

Adding nicer finishes and fixtures can make it more attractive to buyers, but rarely increases the value more than it costs for these updates.