No one has ever told us no.We arrive at the house at least 30 minutes before the appraiser to make sure everything is clean and all the lights are on, the window shades open fully, everything smells nice, all toilets are flushed and closed, not dog waste anywhere.

I saw way too much of that in the deep south with poor pitbulls chained to a stake so shade no water sometimes half starved U honestly I dont have an answer ..

@Heath Watson-   this  pricing  sounds  accurate for a  85% ltv  rental  purchase loan .....7.625%  rate   with 5-6% loan  fees  plus  closing costs  isnt out of line  ...there is also monthly mortgage insurance ...consider  putting  20% down as  pricing will be a shade  better and no mtg ins 

I think the market will get quite a bit darker going forward, with that said there is going to be some great opportunities down the road once the dust settles. 

Squatters never got their stuff.If you want the name of our very good Maple Shade based attorney, PM me.

You can make a fortune on a low CAP rate multifamily, and you can lose a fortune on a high CAP rate multifamily, and visa versa and all shades of grey in between.

I wanted to describe a little of whats going on in terms of particular areas and offer as much knowledge that I have and encourage everyone else to do the same so we can all find out where the deals we are looking for are.So...in no particular order(sorry if I spell them Wrong):Good rental Markets(SFR to 4plexes)- Sicklervile, Collingswood, Audobon, Woodbury, Gloucester City, Lindenwold, Camden, Haddon Twp, Haddon Heights, Somerdale, Magnolia, Vineland, Bridgeton, Westville, Berlin, Clementon, Blackwood, Deptford, National Park, Paulsboro, Pennsauken, Pitman, Runnemede, Wenonah, Willingboro, and Winslow.Good Flip Markets(Single Family homes)-Washington Twp, Cherry Hill, Bellmawr, Sicklerville, Stratford, Voorhees, Haddon Twp, Haddon Heights, Blackwood, Clementon, Deptford, West Deptford, Glassboro, Lumberton, Maple Shade, Mt Laurel, Pitman, Willingboro, and Woodbury Heights. 

There are pluses and minuses to that arrangement, just as there are pluses and minuses to conducting the entire business DIY by yourself, and many shades of grey in between ... but the fundamental truth in my mind is that RE is not a passive investment, it is always a business for somebody.

We wanted to make sure our home was very energy efficient, which meant strategically choosing which trees we kept in place, and then angling the house right so that the trees provided shade in the summer, but that those trees didn't pose a risk in the occasional winter storms (trees grow and root based on prevailing winds, so once you cut a few out and change the air-flow, they can become more susceptible to blowing over).

It has been very hot and the lot  is sloped toward the sun and no trees for shade so its always been difficult to make it look good.