I moved out and and rented it to a non traditional renter, who put down a huge deposit.

It seems like a lot of RE layman that have cash laying around just go out and buy some rentals and realize how badly they suck.Has anyone had any experience marketing to people that may not actually be RE investors or hard money lenders but just regular people looking for a decent return compared to what they are investing in now.

Her edge for me to consider her over others is that she can offer higher and stable rent, but I need to verify if her higher rent is including utilities ASAPYou are not allowed to charge Section 8 higher rent than comparable non-Section 8 property.

You can do no money down deals but don't expect to do it with traditional bank financing.Good luck.

So, I finally decided to go back and check the history on both my duplexes and compare.

hey more power too you ... and comparing a condo on the beach to any house any where is apples to oranges.

Thats totally bogus, because they compare the PITI payment to the rent.

Fannie Mae guidelines with regard to the age of the comparable sales, as well as most lenders’ internal guidelines, are reducing the old requirement that all comps be within 1 year.

My guess is that the difference is small, compared to the number of sales that took place in the last 10 years.If you're asking a supply/demand question over time, that's much easier to answer.

I have been fixing it up over the last month or so doing things to get it ready for selling, as well as adding some things to the house to make it stand out compared to the houses for sale in the area. .