What are some practical steps I can take that will ensure I get comfortable with “running my numbers” and ensuring that the deal is in fact a “good deal”?

I bet any of you can offer some kind of guidance here and it will definitely help me - good, bad, or ugly. 

Good evening and Happy New Year.For a single family home, what is the common practice in NJ (if there is such a thing) for landscaping (maintenance), snow removal and pest control; who should be responsible for those, landlord or tenant?

Purchase price: $65,000 Cash invested: $215,000 Sale price: $385,000 Contributors: David Ramirez, Bernardo Tancredi Completely gutted the property, practically a new construction.

If I'm purchasing for you AND have to rent it, you can bet I'm not going to let you buy something that isn't going to rent well.

Now while 10k hours isn’t mathematically possible in a year, it’s the general premise of repetition, perfecting the scripts, and practicing the same “kick” or “punch” 1,000 times that I’m after.Two- I opened the LLC in Jan 2021.

Sometimes, you can move them slightly if the income approach is much higher, but your best bet to move an appraisal is meeting the appraiser while they are performing the appraisal and talking up how great the asset is, the improvements, the shortcomings of other comps, etc.  

RE investing is very localized so the more you can learn the rules and best practices in your area the better you will be!

I would recommend employing some of those best practices though.

To achieve that you would need to make improvements to the property or add square footage so that it is better than other homes in the neighborhood.Your best bet for no money down is finding a dump, fixing it up, renting it out and then refinancing because the appraisal will be substantially higher.