It looks different on that sheet than it did on all my spread sheets and calculations.

As I bet you've already guessed, people would "buy" the big screen, then have Circuit City pick it back up after the games/parties and get their money back.Indeed, a money-back guarantee is most effective when the product/industry has a less than stellar reputation.

What method(s) have you found to most accurately calculate what a tenant will pay to rent a house?

The loan does not specify who you have to use for the repairs (even the borrower), but they have to "be qualified to do the work and complete it in a timely and workmaship like manner"The budget would be very important as the funds for the repair are limited + small amount of contingency funds and are held in escrow until the completion of work.If it is a HML than the budget would still be important as you would have had to calculate them as accurately as possible to protect your profit.

I bet you expect your agent(s) to be available at nights and on Sunday, while you wouldn't expect that from any other professional.Professional Agents are not investors and they're certainly not bird-dogs, they are workers; And If you use a worker's services, as a matter of decency you should do your best to see to it that they're compensated for that work.

MikeI'm not saying that is my strategy, but I bet the ROI for a property in WA purchased 10 years ago would be much better than that of a property in OH.

You can make adjustments to the calculations that will approximate your own vendors if you have some history to deconstruct their invoices and figure what they use for overhead and profit.

Based on the price and equity, I'm betting the answer is no.

Jon - is correct your best bet is going to be a local rei club.

Get your offer calculated, and make your offer.