We are looking at investment properties in Brooklyn, and found one we liked and want to add an additional floor (two stories as of now, would go to three), but the zoning is M1-2, which is commercial.  90% of surrounding properties are multifamily residential as well.

Asking the MF Group     What's your purpose here, is it to grow your:- Network- Knowledge - IncomeI understand ultimately that these seemingly unrelated dots ARE connected, but why are you here, this is a great opportunity to share your story.

That not only considers the rental income, but all the expenses as well.However, when determining a sale price, that may not tell the whole story!

Affordability is about 1:3So yeah on the surface it looks like a big difference, but there's a lot of things not controlled for in the stats- There were a crazy amount of houses built in the years just after the war, so housing stock was easy to come by everywhere;- Homes had nowhere near the kind of features they have now - 2 car garages, dishwashers, OTC microwaves, W/D hookups, high efficiency windows, central heat & air conditioning, etc - all those doodads and niceties drive up the cost of housing;- Fewer mortgages were 30 year, so homeowners had to pay (relatively) higher monthly payments;- Rentals were almost exclusively apartments, so there was more supply for buyers;ETCI think these things tend to be more stories that make for good press but aren't really that grounded in reality overall.

Inspiring story, @Jean Brune!

And it's because they're only getting 20% of the story from their child.  

I know for a fact that Chase has an internal condo approval process for all loans being sold/brokered to them. https://selling-guide.fanniemae.com/sel/b7-3-03/master-prope...For FHA, the guidelines are FHA 4000.1.Also, this: https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/hu...Long story short, condos are becoming increasingly difficult to finance.

.… What is the story with the blue body paint We did a commercial on HoltonWiseTV where I was a genie.

James - I just finished a complete renovation on a 1100 sf condo (one story though) in San Diego. 

Credit HistoryMany companies use credit summaries, but we find these rarely tell the whole credit story.