@Trevor Lohman - there is a very interesting discussion on crowd funding going on right now (http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/520/topics/105106-comparing-crowdfunding-sites-for-re?

All residential properties (1 to 4 units) are valued based on the comparable sales approach (using "comps").

To compare, I looked into rental furniture for doing the staging set up ourselves.

In my opinion you should look anyway to compare rates. 20% seems high but again, I'm not in the vacation rental arena so that my be normal.

Compare GLA to GLA not total SF to total SF.

No equity deals are IMHO 1. sub 2 purchase and rent out2. lease option and assign the deal for $5K+3. master lease if there is a cash flow comparing PITI /Rent monthlyHappy to hear other opinions/options for OP.

If you do have some concern have your agent pull up sold and pending comparables in the last 90 days, within a 1 to 2 mile radius of your home.

But that three percent is nothing compared to the low offers I'll get by sending the deal to the volume rehabbers or advertising it as FSBO.

Is this because the NE is that much more expensive when compared to other markets?

If you get a paycheck, don't spend it all on wants, save some and invest.Because of the author's background and interest, the book is considered a good real estate book.I think it's a good personal finance book in that it makes you think about money and future needs.Whether "Rich Dad" is real or not is not as important as the overall ideas the book talks about.I would compare RDPD book to "The Richest Man in Babylon."