Plan to refinance within 2 years and utilize the appreciation to help securing capital from our other two STR in the area.

The variation in price is a function of their business model: where are they securing their inventory and at what cost, what are their labor, marketing, and other business costs, and what profit they desire.To your specific question, "yes," the bank can basically offer whatever number they want.

The police asked if there was any security camera recordings, but when I contacted the management company, they said that there were not recordings because the memory cards had been removed from the cameras.  

I own a three-flat in Chicago and am ready to expand into the northern California market.I'm looking for advice on how to break into the private lending market and what to expect once I secure a private lender.

I was making private loans secured by real property back in the late 1970s and early 80s, as were many others.

I am utilizing My W2 job to secure my first 203k loan on a duplex in my area "Columbus OH".

Because I am a teacher and don't get paid over the summer, I would need to identify the replacement property while the relinquish property is in the process of closing, rather than waiting until after it closes, so that I can continue to provide proof of income to the loan officer to secure a mortgage on the replacement property.

I would build on your specific skill-set before I ran out and started slanging solar and security systems.  

. :-) Plus it will be easier to secure more deals. 

Goals and story: My friend is a foreign national, immigration status has been approved but still waiting on green card, has social security and runs a lucrative business that mostly deals in cash.