I'm on so much that BP is second nature to me when thinking of real estate.

Market value is important but much less important than the value I can afford to pay and know that I have an adequate ROI and sufficient cash flow.

There is no upper limit, for instance, in NC per NC State law.Further, "This subsection does not apply if the home loan applicant is not a natural person or if the home loan is for a purpose other than a personal, family, or household purpose." 24?

Not great natural light but great lighting.

There are national players in some categories of home repair that do an *adequate* (but not a great) job in their specialty, but they cost a lot more than the local guys.

:You can pretty much write off December--people just aren't looking to move between Thanksgiving and Christmas. . . .There are a few scenarios where good people will move in this time window.The place they are in is getting foreclosed (and they are tenants); their place had some disaster (natural or fire); something renders the house unsafe or uninhabitable (think mold or lead paint issues), and landlord refuses repairs; crime spree in the neighborhood the are in; expecting a child shortly and need more space; change of jobs.There might be some other scenarios ...

Dave T I'm no CPA, just a natural born fool, so possibly they could have, but they chose not to after weighing out the situation.

all Cash out2. pay buyer closing costs3. take small second mortgage4. finance buy with first mortgageAnd a long time ago somebody told me that if real estate has been adequately advertised and has NOT sold in 90 days, then the price is too high.

As long as you can produce POF to show adequate cash, you can generally close any way you like.

I have seen that way to much where people will put in natural stone tiles in an old property, where the joists aren't rated for the weight, so the floor flexes and dips, causing the tiles to crack.With that being said..