Also, show up at HomeDepot on a Saturday morning and walk around the parking lot taking pictures of sub's magnetic stickers on their trucks saying what they do and their phone numbers.Hope this helps other newbies like me.

Tell them it has to be from a national bank, so you can go to a local branch to verify, before signing the lease, if you choose.  

I bought a doublewide in a family park and lived there for 5 years.  

Estimating varies so much from state to state that any national guides won't help.

Actually,if you are talking about a large national bank like Chase they don't recognize that money as income until you show it on your tax return for two years to prove it is not once in a while income.Only smaller lenders will consider the money income but not right away,maybe 6 months.

Lereah was Chief Economist at the National Association of Realtors when he said this.

Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Bridgeport are all traditionally great South side neighborhoods.

We have lakes, parks, theater, great restaurants, great churches, a lot of community.  

I'll cut to the chase:3b/2ba each unit (built as a duplex so mirror images of each other)Listed for 80kPurchase price- 70k (seller paid closing costs) with 20%down ($14k)Rent- 650/unitPITI- approx $500/monthNeighborhood- C+ to B (about a block and half from a very nice park but with some rundown houses on the block.

Having been with an independent broker, a large unnamed national franchise and Keller Williams realty, KW wins the training hands down.