If I'm in your shoes, I would keep tabs on comparable sales in my areas (I believe Zillow lets you setup alerts for sales in your target areas) and use those as your best measuring stick for figuring out your own value. 

Also  beware that  paying a large loan fee  may affect the lenders  ability to do the loan.I got cashGeoffrey -  awesome ...having  cash makes  negotiating way easier ...fyi -  in the  future - if you need to get a loan in the  name of your LLC as compared to a loan in your own names - the terms on the financing will be higher . 

I want to show you how I was able to put 0% down on a house hack/live-in flip in the Boston metro area…not to toot my own horn, but because I believe that ANYONE can create a good deal when buying a house hack.Deal Backstory: Driving for Dollars, “Farming” and ReferralsFor the past few months, my wife and I have been putting in offers around the Boston metro area only to lose bidding wars with people paying $50k to $100k over asking.

My partner has come to the point now where she is ready to go her own way and start a new chapter. 

Of course any incoming project of this magnitude will generate a vast amount of speculation, but personally I do agree with the popular opinion on the positive impact it will have.

Without that, you have to be able to not only pay your own expenses, but also your first rental plus your second rental mortgage (at least on paper) with your other sources of income (ie money from your W2 job).  

Computers can calculate square footage, number of beds/baths, and other objective criteria, but they can't measure the subjective things like curb appeal, flow of the floorplan, view out the living room window, or the grating irritation of four barking dogs in the neighbor's back yard.Learn to study the market and how to evaluate properties on your own.

Vacancy rates:The overall office vacancy rate in Tampa is 9.4%, which is below the national average of about 13%.For residential properties, the homeowner vacancy rate is 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate is 4.2% in the 33619 zip code.Days on market:Specific data on days on market wasn't provided for Tampa overall, but the median days on market for homes is 89 days according to one source.Promising areas:The Westshore and Downtown Tampa submarkets have seen increased occupancy, with an uptick of 175,000 square feet over the past year.The Westshore submarket has seen its vacancy rate drop by 100 basis points year over year to 12.5%, hitting a four-year low.Rental property insights:Tampa has a high percentage of renters, with 53% of the population renting rather than owning homes.The median rent price in Tampa is $2,941.Market trends:Tampa's real estate market has seen strong appreciation, with a total appreciation of 129.39% since Q1 2000, at an average annual rate of 4.41%.The city is experiencing population growth and an influx of young, educated professionals due to increasing employment opportunities.Regarding your interest in a brand new construction SFR with live and work usage, this could be a promising investment given Tampa's growing population and the trend of people seeking to live close to their workplaces.

I owned properties in Orlando and Southern Utah and was managing them myself.

As such, we are considering owning the properties in our own names to minimize tax burdens.Our primary motivation for investing in real estate is appreciation, as current projections show neutral cash flow.