Companies like Adobe, Ebay, Amazon, Xactware, Vivint, Ancestry.com, Entrata, and others have all set up shop in the area. 

Not to mention your close to shops and great access to public transportation.

How many brokers does one get a number from when "shopping around?"

It took some serious shopping around to find a lender to do the deal. 

If you get a break down it's easier to start shopping around and checking numbers otherwise you never know if he's just trying to get you to start the work and then raise estimates as the project progresses.

The ones I see lower are for 1st position only.I don't think 8% is a terrible rate for a 2nd position mortgage right now, IMO at least.Hi, I have not shopped around much, but I did get a lower quote 6.4%.

When I was shopping, that's what I was looking at.

I@Larry WilsonMaybe shop the submetering to a few more plumbers/contractors to see if you can know the price down.

Purchase price: $110,000 Cash invested: $30,000 4 unit c class apt- under market rents Crime report was clean Bus stop in local proximityLocal shopping and other necessities close as well Professionally managedProperty Details: 1/1- 500sq feet eachNo AC or window units currently in any units One vacant Base board heatSepertely meteredTenant pay water/ electricReplacement windowsCurrent tenants keep their units nice, they have just been underserved by the previous owners and their units needs some repair Professionally managed with current leases and deposits in placeWith it being a quad all tenants have a trash can ( no expense for a dumpster) REPAIRS NEEDED: 2 subfloor repairs needed in 2 units, flat roof needs minimal repair, 3 waters heaters need replaced, about $1,000 allocated for any plumbing repair, bracing underneath as needed or where any joist are weak.

I shopped a few apps like RentRedi and that seemed to be a highly recommended piece of software.