I’m in the P’Burg area and may be able to assist.

@Mark Ainley May be able to assist or refer a local commercial broker to help out. 

Appraisals with Realtors involved (purchase transactions) come in consistently higher, in part, because at this stage in the game, wise Realtors know that if they spoon-feed the appraiser the data they need to do their jobs for them, that helps the appraiser get the job done faster, which amounts to the same thing as a bribe (in terms of $ per hour of work, this is "here I'll save you a few hours"), without being a direct monetary bribe or running afoul of the law.

You entered in to a contract you didn't understand without the assistance of a professional.  

I am open to most strategies, with a particular interest in the relatively new assisted living house model.I'd love to connect with anyone who likes to talk real estate investing, and find productive meet-ups anywhere in the local area.I'm Brad.

https://www.ccuky.org/whatsnew/welcomehome.phpLooks like it is coming out in March. This is always a good time to throw up vacant rentals at a higher than normal price. Market is flooded with buyers that need to ident...

Here are some things to consider:Decide which kind of investor you want to be (SFR, Commercial, Land, Tax Liens, Passive, HML, Multi-Family, Notes, Fix & Flip, Buy & Hold, "Subject To", apartments, duplexes, assisted living, REOs, Foreclosures, Short Sales), etc.

Good luck investing and let me know if I can be of assistance. 

However, even with the assistance she still doesn’t meet my income requirement of 3x rent.

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