What percentage do all of you experienced investors use as numbers for the following compared to the full loan amount?

We STRONGLY advise anyone who is not extremely experienced in real estate to use a paid professional to help them determine the value of a property.

Only if you are bad at mathematics, have wife who spends to much of your budget and ONLY if he is financial planner specialized in real estate...a guy who is an experienced RE investor!

In Australia poplulation sizes that big need space and that causes demand, you could not find a house in Melbourne for less that 150,000 USOn the other Detroit is still experiencing population growth according to the last census and it has stagnated before in history but bounced back.

I am an experienced investor with a proven track record.

I'm a newbie myself, and have experienced the ups and downs of REI, but it is all worth it in the end.

Rather than paying for an appraisal, I would recommend a very experienced local broker since they have better, newer comp information, both sold and asking.

In your opinion, or any experienced investor's opinion, is bird dogging for more established investors a good way to break into the business?

*Mortgage Broker One who is savvy, creative, and experienced with investors.

What is the adverage time frame from offer to closing that you all have experienced?