By using such a high interest rate as well as throwing in big management fees, vacancy rates etc that do not relate to my property, etc they were able to justify denying my loan.The moral of the story here is that if you're thinking about going the commercial route, have your financing in place.

I sometimes wonder if the paint people do that on purpose to sell more paint.So for those who like to skip to the end, the moral of the story is to get samples, put them on the wall and see what they do in multiple lighting scenarios before you spend all the money, and labor, only to hate it (or get sick of it) later!!!

Also remember any recent comps of an identical unit is listed at 1200 square feet to boost the price/sq. ft.

I haved taken advantage of the equity boost in the South Area.

I figured that technically there is nothing wrong here, it is more of a moral issue.

You might want to give collateral to boost your chances.Joe Gore

With HML you may not get much more money back than DFE (due to higher financing costs from 2 closing + holding costs), but you will have less cash in the deal which can boost your return substantially.If you don't know any HMLs, do a new forum post asking other BP members in New Jersey about them. 

Could boost rent if you installed up/down in the units or if you have an area to put in coin operated units.

You can be in a bad neighborhood but be among decent neighbors who can help you boost your bottom line.Last year I had a 3.8% vacancy rate, and the vacancies weren't on my C-D rentals, they were on my Bs. 

Wow Joshua, I'll bet that article boosts the membership.