Not sure what you're financing position/plan is, but make sure that you speak with your lender regarding if there are any issues financing the acquisition of an STR in North Conway, NH in the event that the property appraises as "rural."

Heres the numbers:  Borrower(s)Subject PropertyRate Not Locked 9/30/2024 Sales PriceDown PaymentLoan Amount30 Year FixedContract DepositSeller ConcessionNMLS#  $670,000.00$167,500.00$502,500.007.000% $0.00$0.00  Bank Origination Charges Estimated Title / County / State ChargesOrigination Points % $ - Owner's Title Insurance $ 4,415.00Discount Points % 1.500% $ 7,537.50 Lender's Title Insurance $ - Underwriting Fee Title Search $ - Appraisal Fee $ 650.00 Title Services $ - Credit Report Services (1) $ 299.00 Alta 8.1 $ - MERS Fee $ 25.00 Recording & Transfer $ - Flood Certification $ 8.00 Notary $ - Tax Service $ 85.00 Settement Fee $ - VOE Fee $ 150.00 Total $ 4,415.00 Total $ 8,254.50 Prepaid Interest / Items Potential Additional CostsPer Diem Interest 15 Days $ 1,465.63 Rental 1007 $ 250.00Home Insurance $ 1,800.00 New Survey (if applicable) $ -Flood Insurance $ - 2nd Appraisal / Reinspection $ - Total $ 3,265.63 Total $ 250.00 Escrow and/or Property Taxes Due Total Estimated Monthly PaymentsTotal Insurance(s) 3 Months $ 450.00 Principle and Interest $ 3,343.15Property Taxes 4 Months $ 2,868.64 Total Property Taxes $ 717.16Total $ 3,318.64 Total Insurance(s) $ 150.00 HOA / Maintenance $ - Monthly PMI $ - Total $ 4,210.31Total Estimated CostsEstimated Closing Costs $ 12,919.50 Estimated Escrow Prepaids $ 6,584.27 Estimated Funds To Closing $ 187,003.77

More buyers to the market, more sold homes and more higher priced comparble sales on appraisals going into 2025. 

@Chris SnowI would say this is not a good flip I think your best case scenario is your property appraises for $315,000 which means you're all in should be no more than $220,000 less rehab of $90,000 brings you to a purchase price of 130,000.

A property needing too much work may not appraise or clear underwriting. 

After 3 delays the appraisal was finally done and it came in $28K short of the ARV that was done when I purchased the property to which a lot can change with appraisals after almost a year of being delayed.I bought the property 12/1/23 with a 90 day SOW contract.  

I will also say in the smaller valued areas like I have in upstate NY I am having issues with appraisal.

Appraisal for post renovation is 5.5 million.1 million equity for one deal and around 9,000 per month in cash flow once stabilized is life changing to me, along with the cost segregation.You can make money in real estate in so many ways, whether you're @Jay Hinrichs funding deals and developing, or @Brian Burke syndicating, or wholesaling, buying single family homes, fixing and flipping, short term rentals, etc.The key is to pick you vehicle and master it.I would be remiss to say that I believe multifamily is the holy grail of real estate investing.

Primary house purchased cash $965000Spent $75,000 updating/remodelingOther holding expenses to date: $12,600 (annual taxes and utilities for two years)Home now appraised at $1,325,000.00 We are considering selling our primary house, finding another primary that we can live and flip again over two years.

They might not always make the best decisions, resulting in failures, but some of those decisions were driven by bad data (whether from the borrower, appraiser, inspector, or whoever).