Apon leaving the property, the man living there walks up to our car and lays some serious news on us.

(THEN, of course, wholesalers who have to buy it EVEN cheaper because they need to fit in their margin in addition to selling it cheap enough for #6 to buy it!!).

I will learn about the other metrics you mentioned and see how I can apply them and which scenario they fit best.Thanks for the advice, Sheldon

Culinary Dropout and Orange Theory Fitness are opening right down the street from this project.

Unlikely it has appreciated in value.I would offer below $232K and let them negotiate you up or walk away.

We're wondering if anyone knows an architect who's familiar with the process who can help walk us through the permitting process (we've done extensive renovations in the past, but never in this county).Also, would love to hear any pearls of wisdom from anyone who's renovated in SF (including working through the permitting process, anything you wish you knew before you started, regulations that are unique to SF, etc.)  

In the midst of the teacher walk-out, which we supported, we also received a pretty large tax benefit from selling a couple of properties and not having to pay Oklahoma capital gains.

Find someone that will go walk prospective properties and send you videos.

PM me if you still need help, but I found walking in banks asking to talk to the commercial loan manager work well.

You can't walk into your bank and ask for a loan to buy bitcoin or invest in the stock market.