I think I might just stay away from mobile homes altogether.

Junk or shabby cars (on blocks or flat tires) are also an indicator of inhabitants inability to maintain them.

Then they charge you a flat fee to do the rehab..with you as investor paying for rehab at True cost.

Flat out madness.  

I have been involved in several deals with completely unrealistic appraisals for a variety of reasons, such as lack of comps, the type of loan used for financing which can stipulate different valuation models, or a flat out bias by the appraiser against dirty/dingy houses.The only value of these types of courses may be to tighten up your ability to make adjustments to available comps.

Karen, What is your average cost per ft2 on these type of stores for soft, cost horizontal (assuming flat) and vertical?

I know how wholesaling single family homes works out, but my question is, can you wholesale apartment buildings such as 2 and 4 family flats too?

Joe, like any rule of thumb, this is a starting point.The 3 to 1 is one thing for a single person who is hopping the bus (no car at all) to go to work, and another thing altogether if it's a couple with 2 kids and two cars.

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Makes sense that I can charge a flat fee for each lead, not a percent of the commission.