Lenders won't allow someone who got a deal for under market value and did little to no work to cash out based on appraised value.

The stay is just the beginning of the revenue stream, like a base line.

I am a new investor based in California looking to start investing in the St.

Every tenant is different, how would you know how much insurance they would want or do you just do a "base" amount so they have basic coverage ?

You are right "real estate goes up", but I'm not going to decide if a deal is good or not based on that general sentiment.

I am a Brazilian Realtor based in Raleigh North Carolina I am also licensed in Massachusetts and wanted to give a shout out to everyone on here in the BiggerPockets community and see If I can network and chat with you all!

I prefer to look at returns based on long-term expenses.

My offer is usually based on his original estimate of the cost of repairs.

For example I have a customer in Zurich who needs a mattress and adjustable base that only exists in the USA and they don't want to pay retail pricing.I wish I knew how to do deals like this well with RE and had all the contacts.

Sounds like you have a great base for real estate investing!