Hello,My name is Jarrett and I'm 28 years old finally looking to fulfil my dream of becoming successful in real estate.

(I must add- Yes, the final appraisal was higher than my initial ARV, but that’s not the point.

@Grant Boynton  Matt hit the nail on the head.. go sit down with your most experienced civil in that market. they will be able to answer most questions right off the top ... you could also simply walk up to the counter at the planning department and discuss it.. construction financing will be huge stumbling block for someone in your situation.

Finally, you're extremely sophisticated Jay so you might prefer a LOC to access the equity instead of the outright refi...gives you more flexibility.  

This month's meeting was postponed until next week on the 18th because we have a guest speaker, John mccants will be teaching a three day workshop on buying houses at foreclosure auctions starting Thursday February 18th at 6:30 p.m. until about 9 p.m. then on Friday we will be going to the foreclosure auctions at the Spokane courthouse that will run from about 8 am until noon, then the final day is Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon.

I paid him interest only payments for 18 until I was finally able to refinance and remove him from the deed. 

Hey guys,I have been studying and learning for the past year but I am finally ready to buy It seems like alot of the multi family listings are at great prices in rhode island and am getting slightly overwhelmed with where to start. 

I told her she needed to move there and take over.. she did that it took her 6 years to get it under control and back up to the point she could sell it and just about break even... she HAD to live in Oaklahoma city :( not what most NW folks want to do.. she finally sold it bought a nice 5 cap 20 unit in PDX and a condo in Maui and is quite happy with no management issue that is the west coast.My other associate.. calls me one day..

As I have watched tons of videos on youtube from bigger pockets I finally decided to sign up, to feed my brain more knowledge.

In finalizing the deal, I contacted an appraiser I know just to double-check on the value, and he said, "Oh, we just did a property in that neighborhood.