After much education and learning I have bought properties with low or no money down.

.- No/Low points upfront.- 30 yr am.If you can identify which 1 or 2 you want to give up, and can be crystal clear when Dialing for Dollars, it'll likely save you a bunch of time.

I honestly think that is the absolute best way towards wealth when you are first getting started in real estate.Remember on a 1031 exchange you have to have turned the property into a rental for the last two years.

But if your goal is to keep your rehab costs low, it may be worth not doing as invasive of a project and going with the high velocity so you don't run into more problems when you start opening things up!

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Taxes are low, area is fine, and the new owner would still cash flow a couple hundred with a pretty good return.

Most of the risk in this approach is shared by the lender and the intermediary who must have absolute faith in each other.The monetization loan proceeds are thus the collateral for your unsecured installment sale to the intermediary.

There is one set of stairs, which is also carpeted.Home Depot and Lowe's both gave me estimates of a whopping $10,000, and a local floor guy gave me an $8,000 estimate. 

Was your DTI low enough after your 1st property?

I am a newbie.I would think refi makes more sense because of low rates.