Have to be careful on these as you do not own the land but can typically depreciate 100% of the building versus a 75% building and 25% land ratio that most use as an average for a depreciation schedule.

On the new property it is a neighborhood A, versus the neighborhood B wholesale property.

Anyone using Podio w/ VAs and InvestorFuse versus other options out there.I've been working with podio for a couple weeks and don't have any organization.  

So in your example maybe it appreciates to $104,000- wouldn't you want to account for 10% of that versus the $84k? 

But I figured I had some room to wager with cash considering the listing price is low and the surrounding units vavancy.

How much you take as profit versus return to the 401k as a return on its investment, or to the C-Corp for operating costs? 

Comps are always your best friend.Conservatively you should figure a property backing to a busy road will lose 10% of it's value versus the same house far away from the road or other objectionable view.There are nuances to this though.

If the building is really old it might be better to tear the whole thing down and build new.Look up crime only for the area with violent versus non-violent crimes and see if increasing, staying flat, or decreasing.

People don't expect a call but you are more likely to get them to talk to you if you call versus sending a letter. 

Hi All,What should I be looking at when deciding between refi with cash out versus applying for home equity loan to use the fund for real estate investment?