Quote from @Jin Zhang: Hi everyone, I recently got approached by a company called find dream rentals.

I'm here to learn as much as I can about real estate because I am looking to invest in properties near my area which is metro Detroit.

Quote from @Isadore Nelson: Quote from @Russell Brazil: Appraised value is a completely different metric than market value.Isn't this particularly true in Philadelphia, and why?

Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: You have to have the required experience.

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1031 exchanges have been interesting to me, although, outside of a DST, they still require active management.I received an invitation from a well regarded real estate developer to 1031 exchange into an acquisition they are doing. 

There’s part of the answer.Anyone else experience this same increase in costs?

I understand that rents and flips will have different criteria's of renovations and that I could always get a contractor to go out and get a quote; however, is there a way to learn on my own and be able to analyze how much a rehab will cost just from walking a house and going to a showing. 

This forum has been an absolute wealth of information around the foreclosure process and trustee sales.I've been heavily researching tax sales/foreclosures for a few years now and finally feel ready to take the jump.

Quote from @Chander Sri: Hi All, This is my first post.