Raising rents on SFRs will never change the appraised value.Not true ... buying a SFR under retail market value that is below the comps and then improving it to the level of those comps in a manner that costs less than the value added is forcing appreciation.

I started with a horrible score, but worked my butt off to improve it.  

Its difficult to know where the market is going but if you buy something that will cash flow after your improvements then it doesn't really matter.  

Hello again Bigger Pockets Community and Real Estate Professionals of Rhode Island, I'm looking for the popular effective apps to use if anyone uses apps for the following:Mortgage Apps Property Evaluator apps ( for address, projected rents, Income, expenses, financing info, improvement costs, buy & hold,etc )Searching for residential and commercial properties appsPDF app for signing, pads, deals, contracts, etcApps for landlords to keep track of tenants paying rent, etc Rental property apps that estimate potential monthly, annual cash flow and the ROI (return of investment) for a propertyRental property Portfolio apps that tracks one's properties in totalReal Estate contract apps Offer appsI did look for a couple of apps such as; Easy Mortgage app, shake up law app, etc but wanted to hear from the RI Real estate community of what apps you use or have used currently for efficient usages as an investor of real estate?

There has been a lot of investment in improving that area over the past few years: three low-rent apartment complexes have been demolished to create mixed-use higher end retail space (Roswell Rd and Windsor Parkway) as well as new construction apartment and town-homes (1mi north.)  

Looking to improve the appearance of the front of this flip we are doing.

I like to get an average from two or three to get a confident estimate.http://www.costowl.com/home-improvement/ - This gives you categories of building/renovation like Fixr.com.http://www.costowl.com/b2b/ - This gives you info on everything from backhoe rentals to marketing services. http://www.homeadvisor.com/cost/ - This is the Homeadvisor True Cost Guide.  

If you do find some one, Going to 30 years will improve cash flow.

Today if you buy stabilized at XX cap and improve 100 basis points in return over say 2 years after resale costs you do not have much upside as a sponsor.

I'm scouting multi-families to househack, so ideally somewhere that needs cosmetic improvement but isn't totally in the hood.Historic Kenwood looks exciting(!)