When you change both the numerator and denominator just a bit it really changes the quotient giving you a much more favorable number.

Hi all,I never purchased the multi-family investment and I want to get into this type of an investment.I red numerous post regarding the multi-family, but I was wondering if I can get help on what to watch for in multi-family deals in following categories while searching or during the process of offering, or buying; financial standpoint (difference from SFR), structural standpoint (what to inspect), landlord standpoint, and repair standpoint.Also if there is anything else I should watch out for while looking for or proceed to buy a multi-family property that does not fit above categories, please advise me.Thank you so much for your time.William Dorough

There are numerous clauses specified, and which they signed off on, regarding certain breeches that result in the loss of the deposit. 

I can see myself that there are numerous code violations, but from reading a post regarding intermittent power outages to certain outlets, it looks like I need to have the electric company come check their end.So, 1) would the electric company cause me and problems regarding the code violations,2) how can I use this to my advantage in the sales negotiations, and,3) I can do some of the interior writing, but what kind of bucks will I be looking at to replace the box?

I have purchased numerous short sales and had to bypass the commission on the deal each time or I used one of my agents in the office as the one representing me and they made the commission.

It's just a property they have available so I'm just doing my own research to see if it might be a good buy.I've read numerous posts on this forum as well as other articles touting the "up and coming" status of Phily, but I'm concerned about crime and some of the neighborhoods.

Quick question - did you do a numerical analysis of the property before purchasing to determine the cashflow you would receiving? 

I have spoken to numerous banks and they all agree that if you have enough equity in your residence then it is perfectly acceptable to use a HELOC as your down-payment on an investment property.

I've read books and listened to a numerous amounts of podcasts (Joshua Dorkin & Brandon Turners) but I can't seem to find any that give the young ambitious minds a good insight on how to start out at such a young age.Currently the only thing I've been able to start is real estate classes.

There are numerous ways to figure out a range, but this is one of the easiest, but it's just one of many.