The "nicer" areas of Baltimore, you're looking around 150k-200k all in depending on the exact location, size, and quality of the finishes.

As you radiate out from the core it gets better.So if the area is $50,000 and down at retail, urban urban core in Kansas City Missouri - east of Troost, south of the River, west of I435 and north of I435 (its a loop around the city)  This is mostly ALL RENTAL not a lot of owner occupants, lots of boarded up houses and lots of vacant lots (except for a few areas that have seen revitalization)Retail area $50,000 to $100,000 it gets better:  Independence, Raytown, Grandview, Kansas City Missouri west of Troost, east of I435 or south of I435 - this is going to be bread and butter houses that we often see talked about here on BP, but there are going to be worse areas in this and better areas.Retail area $100k and up - is going to be less cash flow, higher rents, better tenants - this is going to be Johnson County, Eastern Jackson County, some areas of Grandview and some areas of Kansas City Missouri on the fringes.I can't speak to the north of the river, however, I but if you look at retail comps, it will be a good guideline.

Independence Mo.

If so, how do I ask for an independent appraiser to replace the one that has been picked?

But I would certainly never deny it, and I think it is pretty well understood by everyone.If you do have an LLC, and you expect it to provide you with any protection from liability whatsoever, then you need to actually operate it as an independent entity. 

The company is headquartered in Tustin in Orange County CA.Your experience will depend on your loan officer as each LO operates independently almost like their own business.

I know I have to talk with them about their programs actual details, but my questions are more so along the lines if these terms are normal for the industry.With a JV partner agreement (I realize these are all different):- Is it normal for the “new” JV partner to be an independent contractor and not an actual JV partner?

If the answer to the last question is no, cut your losses and sell the lot, plans, and designs to someone else who may be interested.I would say that you could consider building a high-end duplex and selling each side independently, but I am not confident that would work 30 minutes outside of Austin.

(My independent electrician stated that socket was most likely faulty).

I misspoke.As described in my previous post, I meant something along the lines of "private client" loans, where the bank would set its own qualification standards, independent of Fannie or Freddie guidelines.But, if you should be buying multiple properties at once, or may have existing properties that you may be looking to refinance along with the purchase(s), you should also ask each bank/CU about portfolio loans.