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That's the average, so it can be change by outside forces such as abnormally low or high interest rates, etc.The following behaviors were exhibited at the last peak:Lenders were lending 125% of appraised value - I haven't seen this yetEveryone and their brother was buying a house, you could sell anything for crazy money - that's happening nowPeople thought prices would never come down - that's happening now where I amNew construction was hot hot hot - that's happening nowDownpayment requirements went down and LTVs went up - that's happening nowThere was very little inventory to buy - that's happening nowAre any of these hard and fast indicators? 

I started out with forms that I downloaded from bigger pockets by Michele and Bruce Fischer --podcast 79 (low-income housing), the templates that came with Buildium (our property managment software), and a lease written by a local lawyer that does the most evictions in our county.

I highly doubt that you will be able to create $25,000 of equity with $1,000 worth of repairs (which seems a bit low anyway)  Other than that it doesn't look bad but it all depends on the area.

The first appraisal seems a little on the low side (nice for you).

If I am to get into REI the soonest, it seems that wholesaling would be my only option due to it's low barrier to entry (at least in regards to cost).

----------------------------------------------SO............ my personal experiences seems to be far different than those that are really stating that these higher priced MSAs are not good for investing.BUT, as you can see, I have been incredibly successful by investing in these higher MSAs, but in my specific locations in Brooklyn, looking for higher rental appreciation and value appreciation as well as a large supply of great tenants and low crime.When I now go back to the article, which really is a bit misleading from the Headlines, here is the remaining part of the New York area statistics that I left out above:10.

Your interest rate is low.

5% coc return seems really low.

Response rate is low so it’s a numbers game .