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Hey BP,What happens when an appraisal is higher or lower than the purchase price?Lets say you put in an offer for a house at $200k, and it gets accepted. Once the appraisal is complete, the value is now $150k. What ex...
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I have a property that I am rehabbing and I am considering putting in Baseboard Electric Heat as opposed to HVAC for cost cutting but I am hesitant because I have a feeling I will receive a substantially l...
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I have a question about the seemingly subjective nature of appraisals. As I previously mentioned, I got a good deal on my personal residence, renovated it, and plan to realize a profit when I sell. I recently spoke ...
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Okay so I have the basic wholesaling steps down.
1.Find a Property
2.Put it under contract using a PSA
3.Get it inspected
4.Get rehab estimate
5.Calculate the gross income (rent)
6.Calculate the PITI
7.Get the estima...
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So I am selling my house. It was a brand new house built in 2019 even though they say 2018(probably the year they submitted for permits) but have all the paperwork to show 2019.
I originally listed as a FBO at 290 b...
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HiI have a four plex in Ohio its net profit is around 17k a year. I'm currently trying to refi/cash out . The problem I'm having is since it's a four plex it gets appraised as a residential property. Therefore the ap...
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Would it be way too weird or inappropriate to take the appraiser out to lunch to pick his brain about what would make the biggest impact on the ARV?
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The role of the Appraiser is an odd one: Way too much art (opinions) and way too little science (data-analytics), with way, way, way too little accountability. While the world embraces tech tools to automate workflow...
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If a property appraises for less than the asking price, will a bank still loan the asking price? Asking 220k.Appraised 2 years ago at 208k. Great credit. Fha loan.4 unit primary residence.
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Hi -
My wife and I bought a 2700 square foot house (living space) in June of 2019 for $235k in Greensboro, NC (Zip Code:27410). About 1000 SF of that was a below grade, walk-out basement that was in really rough shap...