Some gems from their current online sale right now: cool red modern dining chairs, 2 for $50, Cuisanart full cookware 13 piece set, $40, plaid duvet cover set $35 for queen, cream color lace patterned dinnerware set for 4 (16 piece) for $35. 

It's a huge red flag if someone has been in court before for an eviction or related rental issue.I've been a landlord for many years now and I've only had to go through the eviction process once.  

Anyone who says it is too much or too low in any given area can say that with any location.I am currently in Austin, Texas and had to retrieve bids for interior paint (all walls and ceilings - Eggshell - Three bedrooms, stairway @ 2 flights, gym, two bathrooms, closets, etc @ roughly 1,200 square feet and over 300 square feet of new cove base throughout apartment was needed.I received five random bids ranging from $2,600 to $5,500 - Guess what?

That's the biggest difference between those who are successful in this business and those who never get past square one.

The appraiser will use market rents to determine a square footage price and then measure for square footage to determine valuation.Most lenders will require some sort of a profit and loss or at the very least an operating income statement to actually underwrite it. 

This is a huge red flag. 

I'm new at this also but to me, it throws up a red flag that this particular duplex is assessed almost $100k lower than other duplexes in the same area. 

And yes, look at the cost of construction vs value of surrounding house in comparable square footage.

The CBRE Group Inc. real estate brokerage says that conversion projects have pulled 2.3 million square feet out of the market, cutting vacant downtown office space by 3.7 percent between 2007 and the third quarter of last year."..."

That said, I really think you should speak to your loan officer or mortgage broker first -- just doing something as simple as moving money between bank accounts shortly before closing can cause red flags.