RichWASHINGTON, April 5 - The list of housing markets showing measurable improvement expanded slightly to include 101 metropolitan areas in April, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), released today.

There are various ways to measure return, so let's look at annual percentage growth of net worth.

He would have to light off several hundred rounds to do any measurable damage & no doubt that would attract the swat team & end very badly for him.

You can have all your skus for vanities, lighting, cabinets, counters, cabinet hardware, shower and toilets, tile, grout, flooring, etc. listed and measured and quantified to be ready to order or ordered and ready to pick up.If you are buying cabinets that need assembly, such as Ikea, you can get them assembled ahead of time, but that makes transport more difficult.

My only piece of advice would be, since you're so young, is to keep learning and aim for some goals that are currently WAY beyond your comfort zone.

I sent you an email Teresa:-) And thanks for the tip Kevin, I certainly am not shying away from any strategy its just that I choose to get that up and running and if I find any fixer uppers, will certainly aim to wholesale those or perhaps even rehab.

Maybe 30 minutes at the property.2) I spent a couple hours doing the one showing.3) I spent another couple of hours going over on their last day, making sure everything was OK and changing the locks (I've now completely switched to those kiwkset locks that are easy to change the key.)4) I spent about eight hours cleaning up a range I had purchased used and getting it in place, doing some minor things (mostly measuring for new screens), and signing the new lease.5) Since then I've bought a new (used, actually, but refurbished) fridge for this property and ordered the screens.

Oh, Josh, I didn't read it that way....Yes Al, if there is other income that is reliable, measurable and can reasonably be expected to be received from a property that income will be considered as well.

That is, LTV is not a comprehensive metric and is irrelevant in the context of flips, especially if you’re looking at it as a measure of safety.Other than a profit, the key for you as the lender is to understand how you can get out of the property if the deal goes south.

In construction we have a saying, measure twice, cut once.