They will make their decisions based on their own reasons. 

With the crime rate out there my wife feels safer about on base living. 

It's my understanding that commercial loan eligibility is assessed based on the debt service coverage ratio, LTV, and your previous experience investing in/managing similar properties.

I worry about only expecting to do few repairs and improvements to a house, and basing my purchase price and renovation budget on that, because there is always surprises and things always cost more.

Being in the Bay Area, this may be a bit restrictive based on housing prices and available equity.

Hello fellow BPers I’m looking for some recommendations on any good GC”s based out of Cleveland Ohio or close to that area.

From everything I have read I see lots of benefits for both and this just maybe a question that a Attorney will be able to answer based on my specific needs.  

Additionally, the amounts they pay are based on the county, not on the city, and I invest in very desirable city that demands market rents well above what is typical for the county.

The way I thought about it was do I want to have the best return based on numbers or the best return based on lifestyle, and I ended up choosing the second.

I'm curious as to what the best strategies are for identifying potential properties, how to approach the homeowners (letter, door to door, a written offer, etc) and how to write a fair and solid price (I'm thinking full price offer based on comps minus 6% because of no commission but throwing in some cash or creditiing closing costs to the seller to sweeten the deal a little bit.