Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the healthiest housing market.Finally, we determined each city’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order our sample.Each city in our sample was categorized according to the following population-size guidelines:Large cities: More than 300,000 peopleMidsize cities: 150,000 to 300,000 peopleSmall cities: Fewer than 150,000 peopleReal-Estate Market – Total Points: 80Home Value Forecast: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Note: This metric is based on Zillow’s Home Value Forecast, which predicts the Zillow Home Value Index one year from June 2018.Median Home-Price Appreciation: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Average Number of Days Until a House Is Sold: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Share of Homes Selling for a Gain: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Share of Listings with Price Cuts: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Share of ‘Underwater’ Homes: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Note: This metric measures the percentage of homes with negative equity.Home Sales Turnover Rate: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Ratio of Rent Price to Sale Price: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Foreclosure Rate: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Share of Delinquent Mortgage Holders: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Number of Bank-Held Homes: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Note: This metric refers to unsold Real Estate Owned, or REO, housing units.Vacancy Rate: Full Weight (~5.33 Points)Note: This metric was calculated as follows: Vacant Housing Units / Total Housing Units.Buy vs.

@Mark Doty One good resource I used to learn about insurance and various aspects of it was Every Landlord's Property Protection Guide: 10 Ways to Cut Your Risk Now (book w/ CD-Rom).

there was always a retired Police officer on site to check IDs .. no one went in without ID being presented .. this cut down thefts to almost nothing.Just like your saying most of these thefts are done by someone known.. in this case it was the workers who just put that water heater in and then were coming back at night and stealing the friggin thing ..  

You're original post is just cutting yourself way too thin.

@Mike Bitette The house I purchased from Auctions.com had a lien on it from the City, for not cutting the grass.

The rough numbers would look something like Rental income from property A- $1800Mortgage, insurance, and tax for a 350k property- $2100Possible rental income if we house hack a duplex $800- $1300 Cash Flow 500-1000 per monthAfter 1 year we will have 3 doors and a cash flow of $2800- 3800 I’m going to cut this post off there because its already much longer than I intended.

Metal roofs last longer and can take less time to install if there are not many cuts.

With Turnkey, you don't even know if they cut corners or not, and you are paying market price, doesnt really make sense.

As most litigation lawyers collect a cut, something like 33%,, they'll be happy with a $1 millions payday.We're also litigants in a negligence case, my wife's sister was killed by a major oil company truck running a red light, acknowledged y the truckdriver.

Why would you go behind her back and cut her out?