Looks like originally to be used as some sort of oil change store or automotive.  

I guess I just don't understand how it's different than a regular residential appraisal.Thanks for your help!

@blakeI also have various properties owned by several partners.I'm also the manager, but mainly because I am the major owner of the portfolio of properties.I also take the management money that would have otherwise be used to hire a regular management company.This year, I'm starting a new business in IT.

Their townhome is paid for and with any luck their remaining days will be spent there.My wife really would like to buy the property as an investment vehicle and the ranch townhomes regularly go for around $300/$325k at least.  

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I cannot get enough private money for a down payment through a regular bank, and my debt ratio is too high for an FHA loan.

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Remember, a SEC 8 inspection is in no way equivalent to a regular home inspection.  

_ZehmerSummary: Guy writes on the back of a store receipt paper that they would sell their 400+ acre land for $50,000 and signed- later in court claiming it was a joke.

I would also add removing old,broken,warn out,or enormous furniture that is clearly unattractive and makes the living room and bedrooms appear smaller and less comfortable than they really are.The house should be staged with modern and appropriate furniture to show buyers what they're new furniture will look like in their new home.Excess clothing that is not normally worn should removed from overstuffed closets and dressers and donated to charity,thrown away,or boxed up and stored off site from the home.If your toilets are old or have unremovable stains that look terrible,replace the entire toilet.Bathtubs should be reglazed to look shiny and new again.