That's salesmanship.To get some more info on how people's decision making processes are different, I'd recommed reading Positive Personality Profiles by Robert Rohm.Okay on to a couple technical details :D .

Even if i were in a position to have to sell it at say 199k, that is still only 57% ARV.......FIXED...If i sit on this property for 2 years it will probably be worth 300k (but i cant sit on it due to lending restraints)...If i had to sit on it, the house sleeps 10 so in the summer months i could easily get 2000 per week renting it out to vacationers from May to September which would net me 40k per year...So including rehab my total ARV is 46%.

I am a specialist in this area, and cannot wait to be in a position to make myself and future partners/investors serious money.

After the house was staged, the open houses received a lot more positive feedback as well as provided more offers on the house (compared to the open houses they tried to do without stager assistance).

Originally posted by "Ryan Webber": Your market, your capital, your credit, and your motivation dictate what the best options are.What is your current position on capital, credit, and motivation?

This deduction provides a tax shelter that can shield positive cash flow, as well as the equity buildup occurring through principal reduction on the loan, from taxation.

run a cash flow analysis - see where you need to be to be at a positive cash flow, then just work the numbers til you hit your optimal level of revenue.no fluff either - just fyi, 2 br are tough to sell...i know you're looking to rent it out, but if you ever want to sell it - they're tough to move.

The good thing is I have a fair amount of investable cash - I'm in a position to pay cash and hold things that way, if need be.

If everything looks like it would make for a positive cashflow, scoop it up.

Here is a hypothetical situation - I hold a 1st lien position note secured by commercial land.