He told us that if the measurements were around 4” then we would really need to consider leveling the house but it should be fine as is.

TerryS&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices for August 2017 ( measures home prices year over year)Yearly increases by citySeattle 13.2 percentLas Vegas 8.6 percentSan Diego 7.8 percentDenver 7.2 percentDetroit 7.2 percentPortland 7.2 percentDallas 7.1 percentBoston 6.9 percentCharlotte 6.8 percentTampa 6.8 percentLos Angeles 6.1 percentSan Francisco 6.1 percentPhoenix 5.8 percentMinneapolis 5.6 percentAtlanta 5.4 percentMiami 4.9 percentCleveland 4.4 percentNew York 4.4 percentChicago 3.7 percentWashington D.C. 3.4 percent

We have worked out with him that we measure and order all large ordered materials first thing so it’s all there ready to go and then he gets paid as the work gets done.

So use that as a measuring standard when speaking with a lender that is willing to lend that low. 

My end goal is to acquire as many as possible for long term passive income.My question, as the title suggests, is how to properly analyze a deal and what MOST folks like to use as a measuring stick to be considered a good deal.Brandon Turner says he only jumps on a rental that will bring a 12% cash on cash return after everything is accounted for (PITI, vacancy, maintenance, cap ex, management, etc.)  

Hi BP,The scope of knowledge I think are essential for me to get my first deal is narrowing and thank you very much for contributing to that. Right now I am looking at houses in pre-foreclosure (and in general) and ne...

Measure the wall and buy the biggest TV that will fit and get the most channels.

How would you measure/analyze that deal i.e. what factors would make it a winner for you and make you pull the trigger?"

The impact is close to not measurable of home ownership.The average income families will benefit somewhat. 

This is probably a more complicated measure of seller financing because the real estate can be destroyed and the buyer would back out or the assets would appreciate significantly and the seller would request more money.In the above case - I guess the buyer could buy the rights to the income from the seller until he brought out 100% of the LLC.50 is still a young age - I was thinking they would benefit from deferring the gain as a result of inheritance and getting a step up of basis for their heirs.Sorry if I misunderstood your LLC scenario.