The Private Lender might loan 100% of the home price and tend to look more at the deal than you. 

Vacancy time tends to be longer4.

The funny thing we've learned is that, in general, people tend to live up to their billing.

As most people borrow money to buy property higher rates mean buyers can’t pay as much, so real estate prices fall across the board.In very simple terms, if a rental property can support a mortgage payment of $3,000 p...

This will provide a vapor barrier. 

North and west tend to be more expensive, with the exception of rougher towns like Lynn and Lawrence.How other investors approach these things is strictly an individual choice. 

In that same vein, I also tend to drive an older, but clean and well cared-for, vehicle to appointments. 

BP friends,I have a very long winded question that I will attempt to make as short as possible (I tend to ramble).

I have learned a lot from everyone here though by reading several forum posts and, in return, I would like to help others out as well.I am a credit analyst at a community bank and we tend to have different guidelines as loans are booked under the commercial side rather than traditional residential and then sold.

The shades might be really good at the day time, but they tend to make the house look cramped and dull when the sun goes down.