Then meet or call him and discuss the reality of the property showing what properties like his are selling for compare condition, amenities, and get him so see the value, then explain that is he listed it what he would get and consider the realtor fees, closing costs, and potential time It would take and that you are an investor for profit and willing to close quickly and get him down to Florida faster.May not work but if you cant turn him around on his view, you cant change your criteria to match his view or you will be the one with unrealistic profit expectations.Lynn

It could be your contractor is running into finding a matching unit for your wall sleeves and then he would be adding extra labor for having the custom fit these into the wall.

Even so, the tax savings and - if available - employer match, are pretty much an up front ROI into your savings that can be as high as 40-50%.  

I may likely to extend my retirement until I pay of primary home.Thank you a lot, this forum and members are no match in real estate & Investment area.

I was thinking of offering 170k which matches cost/sqft of two other units that I mentioned before, little more updated.

We’ve teamed up because our skill sets match up and neither of us have an abundance of free time; one of the wonders of having small children.

These are the expenses usually 'massaged' or omitted entirelyRepairsMaintenanceReal replacement depreciationLeasing feesLegal and eviction expensesSpecial tax assessmentsWater billsCommon area utilitiesAccounting feesFines and penaltiesVacancy expenseOutside contractorHandymanOffice suppliesValue of manager's apartmentReferral feesMy advise is to go over the expenses and see (1) what expenses are missing from the financial statement (2) verify that the expenses appearing on the financial statement are in line with property averages for the area or there is a good reason they are not and (3) verify actual occupancy rates over the last 2 years.If you still have a deal obtain the last few years tax returns, and see if the returns match the financial statements. 

Hello BP nation,@Brandon Turner, @Aaron Montague, @J ScottI wanted to take the time to update a few of you who have given me very good advice in the past, there are others whose names did not come up with the @symbol ( George Carnicle, Swat Khan, Matthew Edmond,Tuna Hirun).

As I look forward to the next year, retiring and taking on real estate and investing full time, I am wondering if there are any real estate firms that are particularly investor friendly and would be a good match?

It might be OK to put in two layers of OSB in opposite directions so the seams don't match (for better strength.