Me being screwed by the county let aside for the moment, I believe the appraiser (VA appraiser) did not use the best comps in the area.

PS I follow all things software and you do not want to use software for this, the software out there for estimating insurance isn't made for investors at the moment, it's for agents.

Beautiful work!

I told him I'd think on it but that is just so much just to re-deed, and I know legalese dictates that I consult an attorney to get the right language and information into the deed.In any case, he said we are protected by the "Will" but in the case of creditors we should redo the deed, which at the moment has both our names and states "unmarried persons".

She opened a self-directed IRA with about 85K and used it to help my sister and her husband buy a beautiful mobile home with land and my mother carried the mortgage.

I'm in the international development consulting industry, mostly working in private sector development/economic growth arena, and fortunate to be living overseas...at the moment, in Istanbul, Turkey.

In this article, I will talk about some of my recent aha moments in regards to Newark investing. 

So - they are at 100% negative scoring with me at the moment. 

Here are a few things to consider:If, at the moment, you have capacity to own 10 – 15 units, I would stay with small multies for several reasons:A.You can finance them with 30-year salable Fannie/Freddie mortgages.B.Don’t put all your money into one asset – several smaller multies will offer diversification.C.If you buy the right ones, they will tend to be more desirable to a wider cross section of tenants.D.Per unit CF is higher in small buildings than large.E.The management learning curve may be too much on a larger buildingF.They are easier to liquidate

I wont walk from my current job at the moment, but I do think wholesaling will help me build my deal finding skills, which will then generate the extra income to help towards my buy and holds.