One lender is telling me they can give me a 3.5% rate if I go with them and the other is telling me that he doesn't want to lock me in a rate because there is a chance the rate will go down (however, estimating a 3.75% rate)My question is, can a bank offer whatever number they like and lock in the rate or does it really depend on the market.

Purchase price (estimate): $370,000Rehab: $80,000 (ultimately two of the eight units have been recently remodeled, but the remaining six units will need cosmetic updates.

And they shoot low on the rent estimates, so things may be better than what they seem there.

The best one I completed was located in Concord (sub city of Charlotte) in October of 21 Purchase price 94,000Reno 47,442Appraised Value 205,000 (we originally estimated a 175k ARV)On this one, we carefully picked our finishes which needed up making it the nicest one on the block.

I've heard various estimates for closing costs, ranging from 2.5-5% of the property value to the $1500-$2500 that the BP calculator suggests.

Would you do short term rental (airdna estimates $88k gross per year at 55% occupancy rate) or long term rental at $60k gross per year?

Can you give me an estimate"It is that simple and long introductions tend to scare people, turn them off and allows them to build a block wall barrier.I relate door-to-door sales like asking you if you want a bottle of water.

I am having a company come by tomorrow and give me a closer estimate.

Zillow's estimate is not accurate, that is why they call it Zestimate. 

I found a duplex on the MLS that's in bad shape and am trying to estimate the rehab costs (pictures below).