Tom,Price adjustments should be looked into - renters these days are expecting to get into a rental on the cheap.

No issues in posting whatsoever, but the ad just doesn't show up.

Maximizing risk-adjusted returns is the best thing to shoot for IMO.

Some adjustments would obviously need to be made, but how do you go about doing that?

, install the fan blades, and the light kit, if it came with one.

You should at least talk to a HML just to find out for sure what the costs would be and then build those costs into your numbers just like the repair costs and adjust your offer accordingly.

Welcome to BP and hope you find your sucess here. 15 years is a long time and I think you should adjust something in yourself to really get started.

My latest rejection was at 97% and I think it went for over the asking price. ...That sounds like you tried to make an offer during the "first look" period (owner occupants only for first 14 days after listing or after a price adjustment).

IMHO, we need to stop with any more propping up the market and just let it get the adjustments over and done with.They may be overly pessimistic.

After you get your feet wet, and if your state allows it, you can do work in other areas as well.If you're working with an appraiser you'll find that it depends on the purpose of the appraisal.Attorneys have appraisals done for estates, estate planning and trusts, tax purposes, commercial properties can be done to adjust assets on the books, bankruptcies will often get an appraisal, so the type of work you go int will have a bearing on income.