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Updated almost 10 years ago,
What am I missing here..?
So I'm very very green to investing and real estate in general. However, I am very handy and eager to learn. I am basically interested in house hacking with a duplex at first and then moving onto more multi family buildings in my college town.
I have been looking for duplexes to kind of check out the market and see what's out there but I feel that I am missing something.
I have found a duplex on Craigslist. Built in 2002. Each side rents for $700/month with one side currently inhabited. Asking price of 159,000 but has been on the market since December.
This is all hypothetical but..
If I made an offer of 130,000 and it was accepted I have an uncle that would be my money for 20% over 30 years.
130,000 * 20% = 156,000 aka $433/month payment. So what I am seeing is that my tenant would pay my mortgage and I would make a little extra cash. What am I missing? It can't possibly be that straight forward lol
Thank you in advance for all the help