An adjustable head flashlight is nice, even if you have a light on your drill, when you are plumbing they are nice.

We should never really count on or plan for appreciation or more than Cost of Living Adjustments on rent in any market, in my opinion.  

If adjustments are required, they will be addressed via email to all tenants.SO - I'd like YOUR thoughts on whether I'm crazy to include the utilities... and if I'm not [well, if you knew me ... but we're talking specifically about utilities here] - does the above sound like a solid clause?

I was entertaining this possibility of rapid appreciation when I first made the purchase and put down just 5% ($12,000), got an adjustable rate mortgage, and pay mortgage insurance. 

Also finding out from your GC what companies they work with will help speed up the process.

Whichever way you decide to go, you have to make sure you have a Public Adjuster on your side, so they can be your advocate in getting the most from your claim, as well as a good restoration company that also does the rehab, so they can point out all the things needed to bring the property back to a habitable condition & the cost (the need for these ppl also applies, even if you're going to sell, since you'll need to know what the proceeds will be).

Learn how to pull comps (don't ever mention Zestimate again) and get up to speed on the basics of rehab costs.At first blush, if homes are selling for around $385,000-$439,000 in the area, that house is going to need more than $50,000 in work.You'll need to do a walkthrough with a contractor, who will likely charge you for the estimate.There are lots of youtube videos on figuring out how to estimate rehab costs.

If building tracks growth then we could see steady growth well beyond 5 years.Now for all the qualifiers.1) Interest rates - if we see a rapid increase in interest rates and we already know that the FED has stated an increase is coming, we could see a huge rush as rates begin to increase and then a big lull while people adjust to the new norm.

What we try to do is take the subject property and the most recent sales (within the past 3-4 months) and adjust the SOLD price to match the subject properties condition.

Karen I've noticed a lot of systems these days are installed with speed being a major concern, and both of those issues being passed over.