I'm a mechanical engineer; I've done some home additions and built small houses as a hobby. 

What I'm getting from this is to put less emphasis on adjusting comps and more on finding the most similar comps within a reasonable radius.

If I'm off base because I do not wholesale, sorry but I think the mechanics of people's trust in the process and wanting to close a deal are the same.

Upgrading the mechanicals, finishing a basement, installing granite countertops, there are dozens of ways to spend thousands of dollars improving a house.

Best place for trap is up top straight into a vertical pipe vented out through roof or with full size studor/mechanical vent in the room or wall vented cavity.

Hi Account Closed with hard money, expect less of an emphasis on your credit score and really no check on your personal income. 

Hi All - I have experience buying and operating individual rental properties but am now attempting to figure out the mechanics of how I can syndicate a larger multi-family deal.  

I'm interested in how other landlords define this term both in PA and elsewhere where no legal definition exists, and whether anyone has specific guidelines they follow, with specific emphasis on whether you enter during weekend hours if you have a regular 'day job' that's not RE investing.

Its one thing to have competitive pricing and a high degree of service, but I can definitely relate with what Bill mentioned above.When I feel a borrower is highly "transactional," and non relationship oriented I will let my team know to not put too much emphasis on the file because at the end of the day the team and staff have salaries and costs that have been allocated from the bank.As a loan officer for a bank we're rated on our profitability to the company.

And that's just the cosmetic stuff.Then you have the mechanicals -- electrical, plumbing and HVAC -- which can each add $2-5/sf, even if in a house that's in otherwise good cosmetic condition.Personally, I don't like per-square-foot estimates until you become very proficient at rehabbing...when you're new, they're more likely to get you in trouble than to help you.