Know the terms and languages involved in commercial properties and also how the values are being evaluated.

Your experience level, not just with the construction, but with the ability to acquire at the right price, evaluate the end selling price and to price it to sell quickly.2.

can you evaluate the condition of a house before you buy it?

I am a newbie here and everyone on BO keeps using 50% rule for investment evaluation.

If you don't find a buyer within 3 weeks back out of the dealCan someone evaluate this please and maybe give me some tips on what to look out for and what things to take into consideration.

Don't go turn in your Savings Bonds...LOLRegulators will have a problem in the evaluation of bank's portfolios as they are to meet quality standards, so who do they look to?

If you can develop a relationship with an area appraiser it will make it easier to evaluate properties.

You'll have the knowledge to evaluate their deals and the ability to deal with a house if you have to take one back.

If you could add reasons why that would be great.I would think buy and hold multi-family--you get exposure to rehabbing, dealing with commercial loans (if your building is more than 4 units, I believe), evaluating the numbers on a complex deal, as well as the legal and psychological aspects of dealing with tenants, all in one fell swoop.

This personality ONLY invest in their own backyard and they are afraid to leave their comfort zone.There comes a point in time when you will need to evaluate what your time is worth per hour.For example:If you make $250K a year, that makes your time worth about $120 an hour.To go out to a rental property for maintenance will usually take at least 2 hours of your day (This includes commutes).