The rooms are unfurnished and the tenants are very low-maintenance (hardly know they are there). 2+Unit Buildings here and nearby currently sell for $1.5M on average.I bought the property 16 years ago, so my mortgage rate is very low (2.2%) Even though the property is cashflow positive, my bigger play is the average 5% yearly appreciation.I'm looking for others who are interested in house-hacking in this neighborhood. 

As a mortgage broker, I shop my clients' loan to get them the best possible loan and the least fees while helping them to reach their investment goals.

The difference between saying that your rental in the same area cash flows $372/month versus that the average in the neighborhood is $300/month is gigantic.

I have had luck with doing direct mail marketing for some of my past clients that wanted a certain area or neighborhood, you'd be surprised at how many sellers don't want to deal with showings and everything else that goes into listing a home. 

It's a beautiful custom home, one of the biggest and easily one of the nicest homes in a so-so neighborhood of Oakland, CA (i.e.

@Joel Lebovits the neighborhoods closer to the downtown area of Canton are more run down, with more vacant/distressed houses.The farther you drive away from downtown the nicer the houses get, in general.

Because I live in a neighborhood that has no crime but it shows up as very high crime because we had two neighbors who would call the cops over each others dogs barking so it lit it up to show it as negative…

If they really are, you should ask for copies of city permits and proof passed inspection.Fitzgerald-Marygrove Neighborhood average property value is only $87,549, making it a Class C-Minus Neighborhood (in our opinion).

That is difficult to answer because even within neighborhoods, there are B,C, and D pockets.

The property is in a B-class neighborhood, and while I’m comfortable managing coliving setups, I’m curious about any potential nuances around refinancing and insurance for this type of property.Are there specific loan types or lending policies I should know when refinancing a rent-by-the-room property?